Emacs 24.4 released

From: Glenn Morris Subject: Emacs 24.4 released Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:32:19 -0400 User-agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/)

Version 24.4 of the Emacs text editor is now available. For more information on Emacs, see: http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ You can retrieve the source from your nearest GNU mirror by using one of the following links: http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/emacs/emacs-24.4.tar.xz http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/emacs/emacs-24.4.tar.gz Or choose a mirror explicitly from the list at: http://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.html Mirrors may take some time to update; the main GNU ftp server is at: http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/ Highlights of this release include: - A built-in web browser (M-x eww) - Improved multi-monitor and fullscreen support - "Electric" indentation is enabled by default - Support for saving and restoring the state of frames and windows - Emacs Lisp packages can now be digitally signed - A new "advice" mechanism for Emacs Lisp - File notification support - Pixel-based resizing for frames and windows - Support for menus in text terminals - A new rectangular mark mode (C-x SPC) There are many more changes; for a summary see the etc/NEWS file, which you can view from Emacs with `C-h n'. For the complete list of changes and the people who made them, see the various ChangeLog files in the source distribution. For a summary of all the people who have contributed to Emacs, see the etc/AUTHORS file. Printed copies of the Emacs manual are available for purchase from the Free Software Foundation's online store at: http://shop.fsf.org/product/emacs-manual/ (The version on sale is updated for Emacs 24.2, but it remains a great reference book for current Emacs, and buying a copy is a great way to support the work of the FSF.)

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