Merge from emacs--rel--22

[gnu-emacs] / etc / NEWS

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 0a1c5263d95ef6a4bcb325426531504c680c0ce7..21cb6b3ffffe16c07079221d2131f6f36e930495 100644 (file)
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ file or directory.
 This is a convenience alias, so that one can write `(pop argv)'
 inside of --eval command line arguments in order to access
 following arguments.
+
+** The abbrev file is no longer read at startup in batch mode.
 \f
 * Incompatible Editing Changes in Emacs 23.1
 
@@ -118,6 +120,10 @@ following arguments.
 `transient-mark-mode' is turned on.  Otherwise, it fills the current
 paragraph.  The new command bound to M-q is `fill-paragraph-or-region'.
 
+** M-$ now checks spelling of the region if the region is active and
+`transient-mark-mode' is turned on.  Otherwise, it checks spelling of the
+word at point.
+
 ** TAB now indents the region if the region is active and
 `transient-mark-mode' is turned on.
 
@@ -262,6 +268,8 @@ supported on other platforms, but not on Windows due to using the winsock
 \f
 * Lisp Changes in Emacs 23.1
 
+** `frame-inherited-parameters' lets new frames inherit parameters from
+the selected frame.
 ** New keymap `input-decode-map' overrides like key-translation-map, but
 applies before function-key-map.  Also it is terminal-local contrary to
 key-translation-map.  Terminal-specific key-sequences are generally added to