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[[GNU Emacs]] major version 24 is expected to release in 2012.
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The most recent version is [[GNU Emacs]] 25.1, released on Septembre 17, 2016.
  
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== Where to get ==
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* For debian user, an Emacs snapshot can be found from [http://emacs.naquadah.org/ emacs.naquadah.org].
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* [http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/pretest/windows/ Precompiled Binaries of Emacs for Windows]
 
== Major Changes ==
 
== Major Changes ==
  
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=== Lexical scope in Emacs Lisp===
 
=== Lexical scope in Emacs Lisp===
Emacs can now eval code in lexical scope, user has to explicit choose bewteen [[Lexical scope]] or [[Dynamic scope]] by set variable '''lexical-binding''', Dynamci scope is still the default.
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Emacs can now eval code in lexical scope, user has to explicit choose bewteen [[Lexical scope]] or [[Dynamic scope]] by set variable '''lexical-binding''', Dynamic scope is still the default.
  
 
=== Custom color themes ===
 
=== Custom color themes ===
 
Emacs now has a native [[Theme]] customization support.
 
Emacs now has a native [[Theme]] customization support.
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===RTL language support===
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Emacs now handles RTL languages like Hebrew, Arabic.
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===Unicode support===
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Emacs now shows the hex code for non-displaying glyphs instead of the empty block.
  
 
== Further reading ==
 
== Further reading ==
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[[Versioning of Emacs]]
 
[[Versioning of Emacs]]
  
[[Category:Emacs]] [[Category:Emacs History]]
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[[Category:Emacs]]  
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[[Category:Emacs History]]

Latest revision as of 18:53, 23 November 2016

Where to get

Major Changes

Package Management

Emacs now ship with a Package Management package, An official package repository is also setup by GNU, you can also add more repository.

Lexical scope in Emacs Lisp

Emacs can now eval code in lexical scope, user has to explicit choose bewteen Lexical scope or Dynamic scope by set variable lexical-binding, Dynamic scope is still the default.

Custom color themes

Emacs now has a native Theme customization support.

RTL language support

Emacs now handles RTL languages like Hebrew, Arabic.

Unicode support

Emacs now shows the hex code for non-displaying glyphs instead of the empty block.

Further reading

  • GNU Emacs News, accessed by [C-h n] (or M-x view-emacs-news) in Emacs.

Reference

See also