Emacs 24.4 released | Linux Today

Emacs 24.4 released

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 21, 2014

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)

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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