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Emacs 25.1 Released [Updated]

posted by cmn32480 on Sunday September 18 2016, @02:41PM   Printer-friendly
from the this-version-is-sentient dept.

martyb writes:

For those who have mastered typing ctrl-alt-meta-cokebottle commands, there's a new release of the Emacs text editor:

Version 25.1 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-25.1.tar.xz
- http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/emacs/emacs-25.1.tar.gz

You can get the PGP signatures at
- http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/emacs-25.1.tar.xz.sig
- http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/emacs-25.1.tar.gz.sig

You can 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:

  • Emacs can now load shared/dynamic libraries (modules)
  • Experimental support for Cairo drawing
  • Enhanced network security (TLS/SSL certificate validity and the like)
  • New minor mode 'electric-quote-mode' for using curved quotes as you type
  • Character folding support in isearch.el
  • Xwidgets: a new feature for embedding native widgets inside Emacs buffers
  • New and improved facilities for inserting Unicode characters

The Windows binaries have not yet been officially released but the adventuresome can jump in and take an unofficial look.

How do you type esc on a mobile phone/tablet?

[Update: It looks like Windows binaries have been released; see: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/. -martyb.]

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Arik on Sunday September 18 2016, @05:39PM

    by Arik (4543) on Sunday September 18 2016, @05:39PM (#403447) Journal
    Here's a nickel kid. Go buy yourself a real computer.
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  • (Score: 2) by GungnirSniper on Sunday September 18 2016, @06:01PM

    by GungnirSniper (1671) on Sunday September 18 2016, @06:01PM (#403460) Journal

    USB OTG FTW.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 18 2016, @09:21PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 18 2016, @09:21PM (#403516)
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard&hl=en [google.com]

  • (Score: 2) by CoolHand on Monday September 19 2016, @12:58PM

    by CoolHand (438) on Monday September 19 2016, @12:58PM (#403702) Journal
    There are specialty app keyboards such as SysAdm keyboard [google.com] that lets one more easily use SSH and other *nix-centric things. I use these quite often on my phone and tablet to connect to my servers..
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    • (Score: 2) by Arik on Monday September 19 2016, @01:38PM

      by Arik (4543) on Monday September 19 2016, @01:38PM (#403743) Journal
      It may make it easier (possible?) to find necessary characters but it doesn't change any of the natural disadvantages of touch screens.
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      • (Score: 2) by CoolHand on Monday September 19 2016, @04:45PM

        by CoolHand (438) on Monday September 19 2016, @04:45PM (#403835) Journal
        Agreed.. that's why I carry a little bluetooth keyboard around too... (unfortunately)
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  • (Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Monday September 19 2016, @02:19PM

    by tangomargarine (667) on Monday September 19 2016, @02:19PM (#403767)

    Why do you want to type Esc in emacs anyway, ya vi-head?

    Yes technically 3x Esc will do some sort of "last-ditch abort" thing, but I've never actually used that feature in the last 9 months of using it daily at work...

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