[COMMIT] Update Internals History

NOTE: This patch has been committed. man/ChangeLog addition: 2005-01-26 Ben Wing <ben(a)xemacs.org&gt; * internals/internals.texi: * internals/internals.texi (Through Version 18): * internals/internals.texi (GNU Emacs 19): * internals/internals.texi (GNU Emacs 20): Update History. * internals/internals.texi (Unicode support under Windows): Redo section on Windows 95 support for Unicode. symlink source patch: Diff command: bash -ci "cvs-diff --show-c-function -no-changelog " Files affected: man/internals/internals.texi Index: man/internals/internals.texi =================================================================== RCS file: /pack/xemacscvs/XEmacs/xemacs/man/internals/internals.texi,v retrieving revision 1.58 diff -u -p -r1.58 internals.texi --- man/internals/internals.texi 2004/12/15 03:32:11 1.58 +++ man/internals/internals.texi 2005/01/26 09:46:09 ＠＠ -1,4 +1,4 ＠＠ -\input texinfo ＠c -*-texinfo-*- + \input texinfo ＠c -*-texinfo-*- ＠c %**start of header ＠setfilename ../../info/internals.info ＠settitle XEmacs Internals Manual ＠＠ -1022,16 +1022,94 ＠＠ At this point we pick up with a time lin is available at ＠uref{http://http://www.jwz.org/doc/emacs-timeline.html, ``Emacs Timeline''}.) +＠strong{NOTE}: Sometimes there are two release dates listed below. In +this case, the first one is the date listed in the source code, and +the second one is when the official announcement was made on +Usenet. (Sometimes, one or the other of the dates is missing, and then +the date below reflects the only existing one.) + ＠itemize ＠bullet ＠item Unipress Emacs, a $395 commercial product, was released on May 6, 1983. This was an outgrowth of the Emacs-in-C collaboration written by Gosling and RMS. +＠item +The first entry on ＠file{net.emacs} available on Google is dated +August 20, 1984: + +＠example +From: B.BURGER (btb＠(a)hogpc.UUCP) +Subject: Arrow Key Problems +Newsgroups: net.emacs +Date: 1984-08-20 11:15:46 PST + +I would greatly appreciate some help getting my arrow keys to work +with EMACS 4.5 on an AT&T 3B20. My terminal is an AT&T PC6300 +(IBM-compatible) using an AT&T 4410 terminal emulator. While this +may not yet be a common configuration, I believe the same problem +has come up using an hp2621 emulator or a real live vt100. + +The problem is that, when I press an arrow key, it isn't +transmitted/read by emacs (one or the other) correctly. +The 4410 terminal description that I'm using defines up=M-[A +(it appears as ^[[A, with the initial ^[ as one character). +Pressting cntrl-Q up_arrow while in emacs shows me the same thing. +On the vt100 the same thing happens but the terminal file says up=M-A +(it appears as ^[A). I've tried every other imaginable up= but get +the same results. I've also been unsuccessful writing a macro that +understands what my keyboard is saying. + +Any ideas on how I can get the arrow keys to do somethingt? +Anything? Thanks in advance. + +--Bruce Burger AT&T-Information Systems Freehold, NJ + ＠{...ihnp4!＠}hogpc!btb (201) 577-5230 +＠end example + ＠item -GNU Emacs version 13.0? was released on March 20, 1985. This may have -been the initial public release. This was also based on this same -Emacs-in-C collaboration. +GNU Emacs versions 1.0 through 1.12 were apparently released in early +1985. The next version after this was 13.0; there were no GNU Emacs +versions 2 through 12. + +＠item +GNU Emacs version 13.0? 1.0? was released on March 20, 1985. This +appears to be the initial public release. This was also based on this +same Emacs-in-C collaboration. + +Here is the release notice: + +＠example +From: Chuck Wegrzyn (wegrzyn＠(a)encore.UUCP) +Subject: Public Domain EMACS available from GNU Project +Newsgroups: net.emacs, net.general, net.unix, net.unix-wizards +Date: 1985-03-20 08:03:20 PST + + The GNU project has released its first major subsystem, + the EMACS editor. This editor is a sophisticated screen + editor that is compatible and comparable with the EMACS + editors being sold by UniPress and CCA. It comes with + Mock Lisp ( did you know that UniPress trademarked MLISP??), + and all the little bells and features most of us expect + with EMACS. + + The GNU version of EMACS, written by Richard Stallman, is + available for distribution. The distribution includes all + source code for EMACS and a source code level debugger. + Furthermore, under the GNU project banner, the EMACS system + can be distributed (in source code form) by one and all. + + I was thinking of sending out the source code over the net, + but resisted : it is over 1Mbyte of code. If there is + enough demand, I will add a UUCP dial-in to our system, or + send out tapes, or ... ? + + Is anyone interested in EMACS? If so, please tell me how + you think I should distribute it? + + Chuck Wegrzyn + ＠{allegra,decvax,ihnp4,princeton＠}!encore!wegrzyn +＠end example ＠item GNU Emacs version 15.10 was released on April 11, 1985. ＠＠ -1064,7 +1142,7 ＠＠ Version 17.45 released on January 30, 19 ＠item Version 17.46 released on February 4, 1986. ＠item -Version 17.48 released on February 10, 1986. +Version 17.48 released on February 10, 1986 (February 9 on net.emacs). ＠item Version 17.49 released on February 12, 1986. ＠item ＠＠ -1074,7 +1152,7 ＠＠ Version 17.57 released on March 27, 1986 ＠item Version 17.58 released on April 4, 1986. ＠item -Version 17.61 released on April 12, 1986. +Version 17.61 released on April 12 (?), 1986 (April 22 on net.emacs). ＠item Version 17.63 released on May 7, 1986. ＠item ＠＠ -1086,7 +1164,7 ＠＠ Version 18.30 (a beta version) released ＠item Version 18.31 (a beta version) released on November 23, 1986. ＠item -Version 18.32 (a beta version) released on December 7, 1986. +Version 18.32 (a beta version) released on December 6 or 7, 1986. ＠item Version 18.33 (a beta version) released on December 12, 1986. ＠item ＠＠ -1097,9 +1175,9 ＠＠ Version 18.36 (a beta version) released January 27, 1987: The Great Usenet Renaming. net.emacs is now comp.emacs. ＠item -Version 18.37 (a beta version) released on February 12, 1987. +Version 18.37 (a beta version) released on February 9 or 12, 1987. ＠item -Version 18.38 (a beta version) released on March 3, 1987. +Version 18.38 (a beta version) released on March 2 or 3, 1987. ＠item Version 18.39 (a beta version) released on March 14, 1987. ＠item ＠＠ -1110,34 +1188,34 ＠＠ Version 18.41 (the first ``official'' re ＠item Version 18.45 released on June 2, 1987. ＠item -Version 18.46 released on June 9, 1987. +Version 18.46 released on June 8 or 9, 1987. ＠item -Version 18.47 released on June 18, 1987. +Version 18.47 released on June 10 or 18, 1987. ＠item -Version 18.48 released on September 3, 1987. +Version 18.48 released on August 30 or September 3, 1987. ＠item -Version 18.49 released on September 18, 1987. +Version 18.49 released on September 16 or 18, 1987. ＠item -Version 18.50 released on February 13, 1988. +Version 18.50 released on February 11 or 13, 1988. ＠item -Version 18.51 released on May 7, 1988. +Version 18.51 released on May 6 or 7, 1988. ＠item Version 18.52 released on September 1, 1988. ＠item -Version 18.53 released on February 24, 1989. +Version 18.53 released on February 23 or 24, 1989. ＠item Version 18.54 released on April 26, 1989. ＠item -Version 18.55 released on August 23, 1989. This is the earliest version +Version 18.55 released on August 18 or 23, 1989. This is the earliest version that is still available by FTP. (Verified in November 2004.) ＠item -Version 18.56 released on January 17, 1991. +Version 18.56 released on January 16 or 17, 1991. ＠item -Version 18.57 released late January, 1991. +Version 18.57 released on January 25, 1991. ＠item -Version 18.58 released sometime in 1991. +Version 18.58 released on February 18, 1991. ＠item -Version 18.59 released October 31, 1992. +Version 18.59 released on October 30 or 31, 1992. ＠end itemize ＠＠ -1254,7 +1332,7 ＠＠ Emacs''). By this time, the current ver ＠item Version 19.7 beta released May 22, 1993. First public beta v19 release. ＠item -Version 19.8 beta released May 27, 1993. +Version 19.8 beta released May 25 or 27, 1993. ＠item Version 19.9 beta released May 27, 1993. ＠item ＠＠ -1262,7 +1340,7 ＠＠ Version 19.10 beta released May 30, 1993 ＠item Version 19.11 beta released June 1, 1993. ＠item -Version 19.12 beta released June 2, 1993. +Version 19.12 beta released June 1 or 2, 1993. ＠item Version 19.13 beta released June 8, 1993. ＠item ＠＠ -1272,31 +1350,31 ＠＠ Version 19.15 beta released June 19, 199 ＠item Version 19.16 beta released July 6, 1993. ＠item -Version 19.17 beta released late July, 1993. +Version 19.17 beta released July 17, 1993. ＠item -Version 19.18 beta released August 9, 1993. +Version 19.18 beta released August 8 or 9, 1993. ＠item -Version 19.19 beta released August 15, 1993. +Version 19.19 beta released August 14 or 15, 1993. ＠item -Version 19.20 beta released November 17, 1993. +Version 19.20 beta released November 11 or 17, 1993. ＠item -Version 19.21 beta released November 17, 1993. +Version 19.21 beta released November 16 or 17, 1993. ＠item -Version 19.22 beta released November 28, 1993. +Version 19.22 beta released November 27 or 28, 1993. ＠item Version 19.23 beta released May 17, 1994. ＠item -Version 19.24 beta released May 16, 1994. +Version 19.24 beta released May 23 or 16 (?), 1994. ＠item -Version 19.25 beta released June 3, 1994. +Version 19.25 beta released May 30 or June 3, 1994. ＠item -Version 19.26 beta released September 11, 1994. +Version 19.26 beta released September 7 or 11, 1994. ＠item -Version 19.27 beta released September 14, 1994. +Version 19.27 beta released September 11 or 14, 1994. ＠item Version 19.28 (first ``official'' release) released November 1, 1994. ＠item -Version 19.29 released June 21, 1995. +Version 19.29 released June 19 or 21, 1995. ＠item Version 19.30 released November 24, 1995. ＠item ＠＠ -1336,19 +1414,19 ＠＠ A timeline for GNU Emacs 20 is ＠itemize ＠bullet ＠item -Version 20.1 released September 17, 1997. +Version 20.1 released September 15 or 17, 1997. ＠item -Version 20.2 released September 20, 1997. +Version 20.2 released September 19 or 20, 1997. ＠item Version 20.3 released August 19, 1998. ＠item version 20.4 released July 12, 1999; on comp.emacs, July 27. ＠item -version 20.5 released ???. +version 20.5 released December 4, 1999. ＠item -version 20.6 released ???. +version 20.6 released February 26, 2000. ＠item -version 20.7 released ???. +version 20.7 released June 13, 2000. ＠end itemize A timeline for GNU Emacs 21 is ＠＠ -12661,27 +12739,125 ＠＠ According to Microsoft documentation, on provided under Windows 9x to support Unicode (see MSDN page "Windows 95/98/Me General Limitations"): -EnumResourceLanguages -EnumResourceNames -EnumResourceTypes -ExtTextOut -FindResource -FindResourceEx -GetCharWidth -GetCommandLine -GetTextExtentPoint -GetTextExtentPoint32 -lstrcat -lstrcpy -lstrlen -MessageBox -MessageBoxEx +EnumResourceLanguagesW +EnumResourceNamesW +EnumResourceTypesW +ExtTextOutW +FindResourceW +FindResourceExW +GetCharWidthW +GetCommandLineW +GetTextExtentPointW +GetTextExtentPoint32W +lstrcatW +lstrcpyW +lstrlenW +MessageBoxW +MessageBoxExW MultiByteToWideChar -TextOut +TextOutW WideCharToMultiByte also maybe GetTextExtentExPoint? (KB Q125671 "Unicode Functions Supported by Windows 95") + +Q210341 says this in addition: + +＠quotation +SUMMARY: + +Although Windows 95 is an eight-bit ANSI, or for Far East Windows, a +Multibyte (MBCS) character set operating system, it implements a few +Unicode functions. Windows 98 has added support for a few more +functions and there are techniques to implement additional Unicode +support. + +MORE INFORMATION: + +Windows 95 is natively an eight-bit character code operating +system. That is, it fundamentally processes all character strings one +byte at a time. Far East versions of Windows 95 are called Multibyte +Character Set (MBCS) systems because they use a signal or lead byte +combined with a second trailing byte to expand the character code +range beyond the 256 limitation of a one-byte representation. + +The Unicode standard offers application developers an opportunity to +work with text without the limitations of character set based +systems. For more information on the Unicode standard see the +"References" section of this article. Windows NT is a fully Unicode +capable operating system so it may be desirable to write software that +supports Unicode on Windows 95. + +Even though Windows 95 and Windows 98 are not Unicode based, they do +provide some limited Unicode functionality. Drawing of Unicode text is +possible because the TrueType fonts that are used by Windows are +encoded using Unicode. Therefore, a small subset of Win32 functions +have wide character (Unicode) equivalents that are implemented in +Windows 95. To review the list of these functions that was first +published for Windows 95 see the white paper listed in the +"References" section of this article. + +The Quick Info information in the Platform SDK describes the following +wide character functions as implemented on Windows 95: + +[same list as above minus GetTextExtentExPoint, and minus lstrcpy/lstrcat] + +For Windows 98, there have been two more functions implemented: + +[lstrcpyW/lstrcatW] + +Also available to applications on Windows 95 and later is the +CF_UNICODETEXT clipboard format for exchanging/converting Unicode text +across the clipboard. See Nadine Kano's book listed in the +"References" section of this article. + +With this API subset, an application can read, write, display, and +convert Unicode data. However, in some cases an application developer +working with Unicode may find a need to work directly with the glyphs +in the TrueType font file. + +Such a case arises if a software developer would like to use the +services of the GetGlyphOutline() function. Unfortunately, there is no +wide character implementation of this function on Windows 95. However, +this function does work with TrueType glyph indices so the solution is +convert the Unicode character code to a glyph index. + +A developer might also want to take advantage of the TrueType Open +tables of a font to perform ligature or contextual glyph +substitution. To do this, the application would need to work with +glyph indices. See the "References" section of this article for more +information on converting Unicode to glyph indices. + +REFERENCES: + +For additional information about Unicode and the GetGlyphOutline +function, click the article number below to view the article in the +Microsoft Knowledge Base: + +241358 PRB: The GetGlyphOutlineW Function Fails on Windows 95 and +Windows 98 + +For additional information about converting Unicode character codes, +click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft +Knowledge Base: + +241020 HOWTO: Translate Unicode Character Codes to TrueType Glyph +Indices in Windows 95 + +For information on writing applications for world wide markets, please +see the following book: + +Developing International Software for Windows 95 and Windows NT by +Nadine Kano. +ISBN 1-55615-840-8 +Microsoft Press. +Also available on MSDN in the Books section. + +Background white paper: Differences in Win32 API Implementations Among +Windows Operating Systems by Noel Nyman. + +Available on MSDN in the Windows Platform Guidelines section +＠end quotation However, the C runtime library provides some additional support (according to the CRT sources, as the docs are not very clear on this):