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/emacsYou 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.gzYou 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.sigYou can choose a mirror explicitly from the list at:
- http://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.htmlMirrors 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.]
(Score: 2) by Marand on Monday September 19 2016, @04:11AM
How do you type esc on a mobile phone/tablet?
You either use a bluetooth keyboard, or you get a software keyboard that isn't complete shit, that's how.
For Android, Hacker's Keyboard [google.com] has ctrl, esc, alt, and arrows all available and they work just fine. Or, my preference: Multiling O Keyboard [google.com]. That one looks like a standard mobile keyboard by default, but the layout is completely adjustable, so you can put any keys you want on there, in any sort of layout you prefer.