GNU Emacs 24

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The most recent version is [[GNU Emacs]] 24.5, released on April 10, 2015.

== Where to get ==
* For debian user, an Emacs snapshot can be found from [http://emacs.naquadah.org/ emacs.naquadah.org].
* [http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/pretest/windows/ Precompiled Binaries of Emacs for Windows]
== Major Changes ==

=== Package Management ===
Emacs now ship with a [[Package.el|Package Management]] package, An official package repository is also setup by [[GNU]], you can also add more repository.

=== Lexical scope in Emacs Lisp===
Emacs can now eval code in lexical scope, user has to explicit choose bewteen [[Lexical scope]] or [[Dynamic scope]] by set variable '''lexical-binding''', Dynamic scope is still the default.

=== Custom color themes ===
Emacs now has a native [[Theme]] customization support.

===RTL language support===
Emacs now handles RTL languages like Hebrew, Arabic.

===Unicode support===
Emacs now shows the hex code for non-displaying glyphs instead of the empty block.

== Further reading ==
* GNU Emacs News, accessed by {{CommandKeys|C-h n| view-emacs-news}} in Emacs.

== Reference ==
* [http://www.masteringemacs.org/articles/2011/12/06/what-is-new-in-emacs-24-part-1/ what is new in emacs 24 part 1]
* [http://www.masteringemacs.org/articles/2011/12/12/what-is-new-in-emacs-24-part-2/ what is new in emacs 24 part 2]
* [http://batsov.com/articles/2011/08/19/a-peek-at-emacs24/ a peek at emacs24]

== See also ==
[[Versioning of Emacs]]

[[Category:Emacs]]
[[Category:Emacs History]]

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* [[Calendars and diaries]] ([https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Calendar_002fDiary.html])
* [[Sending mail]] ([https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Sending-Mail.html])
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