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   1 NEWS for gnugo.el (et al)
   2 See the end for copying conditions.
   3
   4 NB: "RCS: X..Y " means that the particular release includes
   5     changes in the RCS repo, revision 1.X through 1.Y (inclusive).
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   7
   8 - 3.0.0 | 2014-07-22
   9   - bugfixes
  10     - on write, use ‘\’ to escape certain chars
  11     - preserve whitespace for value type ‘text’
  12     - don't special-case property value type ‘none’
  13     - handle subtrees on write
  14     - display "resign" as "resign" in move history (amazing!)
  15     - avoid clobbering SGF property ‘EV’ on resignation
  16     - follow main line in subtrees on read
  17     - for ‘F’ forced PASS moves, keep subproc informed as well
  18     - proper support for ‘-l FILENAME’ / ‘--infile FILENAME’
  19   - dropped support for ‘gnugo-program’ of form "PROGRAM OPTIONS..."
  20   - dropped command: ‘t’ (gnugo-toggle-dead-group)
  21   - changes to ‘gnugo-xpms’
  22     - now a normal var, and not a feature
  23     - value can be a function to compute XPMs
  24   - ‘gnugo-image-display-mode’ replaces ‘gnugo-toggle-image-display-command’
  25   - ‘gnugo-grid-mode’ replaces ‘gnugo-toggle-grid’
  26   - PASS for SZ <= 19 normalized to "" on read, written as ""
  27   - ‘=’ also displays move number of the stone (if any) at that position
  28   - ‘C-u F’ adds the (abbreviated) blurb as a comment to the last node
  29   - new keybinding for ‘gnugo-undo-one-move’: M-u
  30   - you can play a move for GNU Go, e.g., after ‘M-u’
  31   - ‘gnugo-undo-one-move’ can optionally arrange for you to play next
  32   - new command: ‘S’ (gnugo-request-suggestion)
  33   - new command: ‘C’ (gnugo-comment)
  34   - new command: ‘o’ (gnugo-oops)
  35   - new command: ‘O’ (gnugo-okay)
  36   - new command: ‘L’ (gnugo-frolic-in-the-leaves)
  37   - new command: ‘C-c C-a’ (gnugo-assist-mode)
  38   - new command: ‘C-c C-z’ (gnugo-zombie-mode)
  39   - new var: gnugo-undo-reaction
  40   - new major mode: GNUGO Frolic (gnugo-frolic-mode)
  41     - separate feature/file: ‘gnugo-frolic’
  42     - ‘gnugo-frolic-in-the-leaves’ autoloaded
  43   - new support for dynamic XPM generation
  44     - separate feature/file: ‘gnugo-imgen’
  45     - func ‘gnugo-imgen-create-xpms’ suitable for ‘gnugo-xpms’ (see above)
  46   - GNUGO Board mode now derived from Special mode
  47   - position arg validated for direct GTP commands ‘undo’, ‘gg-undo’
  48   - undo commands no longer signal error on overkill
  49   - SGF prop ‘AP’ set only for modified gametrees
  50   - SGF I/O commands change ‘default-directory’
  51   - performance improvements
  52   - of interest to hackers (see source, BI => backward incompatible)
  53     - dropped var: ‘gnugo-inhibit-refresh’ (BI)
  54     - ‘gnugo/sgf-read-file’ renamed to ‘gnugo/sgf-create’ and enhanced
  55     - ‘:sgf-gametree’ internal representation inverted (BI)
  56     - ‘gnugo-magic-undo’ internalized
  57     - new func: ‘gnugo-current-player’
  58     - new hook: ‘gnugo-start-game-hook’
  59     - ‘gnugo-board-mode-hook’ now unsuitable for prop munging (BI)
  60     - changes to ‘gnugo-move-history’
  61       - dropped ‘(gnugo-move-history 'count)’ (BI)
  62       - returns last two moves w/ RSEL ‘two’
  63       - returns position of last placed stone w/ RSEL ‘bpos’ + 2nd arg COLOR
  64
  65 - 2.3.1 | 2014-02-27
  66   - portability fixes
  67
  68 - 2.3.0 | 2014-02-24
  69   - now part of ELPA, tweaked for GNU Emacs 24.x
  70     - dropped support for XEmacs and older Emacs
  71     - use ‘user-error’ for user errors
  72   - bugfixes
  73     - handle sudden jump in captured stones correctly
  74     - rename hook-communication var w/ "gnugo-" prefix
  75     - (w/ images) grid top/bottom row spacing
  76   - on SGF save/load indicate buffer not modified
  77   - documentation improvements
  78     - version numbering scheme documented: MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH
  79     - keybinding constructs for ‘gnugo’ and ‘gnugo-board-mode’
  80   - message for worm/dragon animation avoids underscore
  81   - new commands
  82     - ‘A’ (gnugo-switch-to-another)
  83     - ‘_’ and ‘M-_’ (gnugo-boss-is-near) -- was ‘bury-buffer’
  84   - new keybinding for ‘gnugo-undo-two-moves’: DEL
  85
  86 - 2.2.14 | 2008-03-03
  87   - start error message w/ a capital letter
  88   - use ‘(error "%s" X)’ instead of ‘(error X)’
  89   - improve ‘gnugo-animation-string’ docstring
  90
  91 - 2.2.13 | 2006-04-10
  92   - grid (letters and numbers) visibility can be toggled
  93   - display bug workaround
  94   - performance improvements
  95
  96 - 2.2.12 | 2006-04-06
  97   - bugfix: handle "" as "PASS"
  98
  99 - 2.2.11 | 2005-04-06
 100   - new mode-line specifier: ‘~m’
 101   - directory no longer accepted as SGF "file name"
 102
 103 - 2.2.10 | 2005-02-04
 104   - bugfix: detect "game over" more precisely
 105   - new command: ‘C-c C-p’ (gnugo-describe-internal-properties)
 106   - don't include comment in sgf write
 107   - set ‘AP’ (application) property in gametree
 108
 109 - 2.2.9 | 2004-12-29
 110   - backward-portability fix
 111
 112 - 2.2.8 | 2004-11-15
 113   - new command: ‘h’ (gnugo-move-history)
 114   - improve font-lock support
 115   - support "count of moves" SPEC via prefix-arg to ‘U’
 116
 117 - 2.2.7 | 2004-11-10
 118   - bugfix: inform backend of PASS
 119   - new command: ‘u’ (gnugo-undo-two-moves)
 120
 121 - 2.2.6 | 2004-11-05
 122   - new commands
 123     - ‘l’ (gnugo-read-sgf-file)
 124     - ‘U’ (lambda that calls ‘gnugo-magic-undo’)
 125   - doc improvements
 126   - make some load-time actions one-shot
 127
 128 - 2.2.5 | 2004-11-02
 129   - bugfix: make load-time actions referentially-transparent
 130   - require Emacs w/ ‘gethash’, ‘puthash’, ‘make-hash-table’
 131
 132 - 2.2.4 | 2004-11-01
 133   - backward-portability fixes
 134
 135 - 2.2.3 | 2004-10-30
 136   - backward-portability fixes
 137   - new command: ‘R’ (gnugo-resign)
 138
 139 - 2.2.2 | 2004-10-29
 140   - backward-portability fixes
 141
 142 - 2.2.1 | 2004-09-07
 143   - SGF bugfix: parse float correctly (for komi)
 144   - new command: ‘F’ (gnugo-display-final-score)
 145   - font-locking for "X", "O", "[xo]"
 146
 147 - 2.2.0 | 2004-08-30
 148   - uncluttered, letters and numbers hidden, board centered
 149   - buffer name shows last move and current player
 150   - mode-line customization (var ‘gnugo-mode-line’)
 151   - new commands
 152     - ‘=’ -- display current position in echo area
 153     - ‘s’ (gnugo-write-sgf-file)
 154   - program option customization (var ‘gnugo-program’)
 155   - new hooks
 156     - ‘gnugo-post-move-hook’
 157     - ‘gnugo-board-mode-hook’
 158   - multiple independent buffers/games
 159   - XPM set can be changed on the fly (global and/or local)
 160   - RCS: 25..26 (1.24-1.26 diff posted 2003-01-28)
 161
 162 - 2.1.0 | 2003-01-10
 163   - doc fixes
 164   - add XPM image support
 165   - new keybinding: ‘;’ (gnugo-command)
 166   - new commands:
 167     - ‘i’ -- toggle image display
 168     - ‘mouse-down-1’ (gnugo-mouse-move)
 169     - ‘mouse-down-3’ (gnugo-mouse-pass)
 170   - ‘gnugo-command’ rewrite
 171   - RCS: 19..24
 172
 173 - 2.0.1 | 2002-11-16
 174   - more docstrings
 175   - say "GNU Go" instead of "GNU GO"
 176   - reverse output order of captured stones
 177   - new commands: ‘_’ and ‘M-_’ (bury-buffer)
 178   - simplified buffer management
 179   - RCS: 15..18
 180
 181 - 2.0.0 | 2002-11-15
 182   - rewrite to use Go Text Protocol
 183   - bugfix: don't set process coding system
 184   - handle change in process status
 185   - new user var: ‘gnugo-option-history’
 186   - use calculated screen columns
 187   - improve error handling in ‘gnugo-cleanup’
 188   - new command: ‘:’ (gnugo-command)
 189   - resume game if in progress, w/ confirmation
 190   - new command: ‘M-_’ (gnugo-bury)
 191   - autoload gnugo.el on command ‘gnugo’
 192   - doc improvements
 193   - RCS: 1..14
 194
 195 \f
 196   Local Variables:
 197   mode: outline
 198   outline-regexp: "\\([ ][ ]\\)*- "
 199   End:
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