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@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ emacs crash.
 \f
 * Startup Changes in Emacs 22.1
 
 \f
 * Startup Changes in Emacs 22.1
 

++++

 ** New command line option -Q or --quick.
 This is like using -q --no-site-file, but in addition it also disables
 the fancy startup screen.
 ** New command line option -Q or --quick.
 This is like using -q --no-site-file, but in addition it also disables
 the fancy startup screen.


@@ -690,9 +691,9 @@ appears between the position information and the major mode.
 *** New face `escape-glyph' highlights control characters and escape glyphs.
 
 +++
 *** New face `escape-glyph' highlights control characters and escape glyphs.
 
 +++

-*** Non-breaking space and hyphens are now prefixed with an escape
-character, unless the new user variable `show-nonbreak-escape' is set
-to nil.
+*** Non-breaking space and hyphens are now displayed with a special
+face, either nobreak-space or escape-glyph.  You can turn this off or
+specify a different mode by setting the variable `nobreak-char-display'.

 
 +++
 *** The parameters of automatic hscrolling can now be customized.
 
 +++
 *** The parameters of automatic hscrolling can now be customized.


@@ -710,6 +711,7 @@ gives the fraction of the window's width to scroll the window.
 The variable `automatic-hscrolling' was renamed to
 `auto-hscroll-mode'.  The old name is still available as an alias.
 
 The variable `automatic-hscrolling' was renamed to
 `auto-hscroll-mode'.  The old name is still available as an alias.
 

+---

 *** Moving or scrolling through images (and other lines) taller that
 the window now works sensibly, by automatically adjusting the window's
 vscroll property.
 *** Moving or scrolling through images (and other lines) taller that
 the window now works sensibly, by automatically adjusting the window's
 vscroll property.


@@ -796,6 +798,21 @@ appears in.
 *** The variable `cursor-in-non-selected-windows' can now be set to any
 of the recognized cursor types.
 
 *** The variable `cursor-in-non-selected-windows' can now be set to any
 of the recognized cursor types.
 

+** New faces:
+
++++
+*** `mode-line-highlight' is the standard face indicating mouse sensitive
+elements on mode-line (and header-line) like `highlight' face on text
+areas.
+
++++
+*** `shadow' face defines the appearance of the "shadowed" text, i.e.
+the text which should be less noticeable than the surrounding text.
+This can be achieved by using shades of grey in contrast with either
+black or white default foreground color.  This generic shadow face
+allows customization of the appearance of shadowed text in one place,
+so package-specific faces can inherit from it.
+

 ** Font-Lock changes:
 
 +++
 ** Font-Lock changes:
 
 +++


@@ -826,8 +843,10 @@ trouble with fontification and/or indentation.
 +++
 *** New standard font-lock face `font-lock-preprocessor-face'.
 
 +++
 *** New standard font-lock face `font-lock-preprocessor-face'.
 

++++

 *** New standard font-lock face `font-lock-comment-delimiter-face'.
 
 *** New standard font-lock face `font-lock-comment-delimiter-face'.
 

++++

 *** Easy to overlook single character negation can now be font-locked.
 You can use the new variable `font-lock-negation-char-face' and the face of
 the same name to customize this.  Currently the cc-modes, sh-script-mode,
 *** Easy to overlook single character negation can now be font-locked.
 You can use the new variable `font-lock-negation-char-face' and the face of
 the same name to customize this.  Currently the cc-modes, sh-script-mode,


@@ -1247,6 +1266,7 @@ modes (shell-mode etc) inserts arguments from previous command lines,
 like bash's `ESC .' binding.  It is bound by default to `C-c .', but
 otherwise behaves quite similarly to the bash version.
 
 like bash's `ESC .' binding.  It is bound by default to `C-c .', but
 otherwise behaves quite similarly to the bash version.
 

++++

 *** `comint-use-prompt-regexp-instead-of-fields' has been renamed
 `comint-use-prompt-regexp'.  The old name has been kept as an alias,
 but declared obsolete.
 *** `comint-use-prompt-regexp-instead-of-fields' has been renamed
 `comint-use-prompt-regexp'.  The old name has been kept as an alias,
 but declared obsolete.


@@ -1292,9 +1312,11 @@ buffer causes automatic display in another window of the corresponding
 matches, compilation errors, etc.  This minor mode can be toggled with
 C-c C-f.
 
 matches, compilation errors, etc.  This minor mode can be toggled with
 C-c C-f.
 

++++

 *** When the left fringe is displayed, an arrow points to current message in
 the compilation buffer.
 
 *** When the left fringe is displayed, an arrow points to current message in
 the compilation buffer.
 

++++

 *** The new variable `compilation-context-lines' controls lines of leading
 context before the current message.  If nil and the left fringe is displayed,
 it doesn't scroll the compilation output window.  If there is no left fringe,
 *** The new variable `compilation-context-lines' controls lines of leading
 context before the current message.  If nil and the left fringe is displayed,
 it doesn't scroll the compilation output window.  If there is no left fringe,


@@ -1621,6 +1643,7 @@ referred to as "soft word wrap" in other text editors.  This is
 similar to Refill mode, but more reliable.  To turn the word wrap
 feature off, set `longlines-auto-wrap' to nil.
 
 similar to Refill mode, but more reliable.  To turn the word wrap
 feature off, set `longlines-auto-wrap' to nil.
 

++++

 ** The printing package is now part of the Emacs distribution.
 
 If you enable the printing package by including (require 'printing) in
 ** The printing package is now part of the Emacs distribution.
 
 If you enable the printing package by including (require 'printing) in


@@ -1713,6 +1736,7 @@ This was actually done in Emacs-21.1, and was not documented.
 \f
 * Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 22.1:
 
 \f
 * Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 22.1:
 

+---

 ** Makefile mode has submodes for automake, gmake, makepp and BSD make.
 
 The former two couldn't be differentiated before, and the latter two
 ** Makefile mode has submodes for automake, gmake, makepp and BSD make.
 
 The former two couldn't be differentiated before, and the latter two


@@ -1958,7 +1982,7 @@ exceptions are M-a (c-beginning-of-statement) and M-e
 
 The notion of "defun" has been augmented to include AWK pattern-action
 pairs.  C-M-a (c-awk-beginning-of-defun) and C-M-e (c-awk-end-of-defun)
 
 The notion of "defun" has been augmented to include AWK pattern-action
 pairs.  C-M-a (c-awk-beginning-of-defun) and C-M-e (c-awk-end-of-defun)

-recognise these pattern-action pairs, as well as user defined
+recognize these pattern-action pairs, as well as user defined

 functions.
 
 **** Auto-newline Insertion and Clean-ups
 functions.
 
 **** Auto-newline Insertion and Clean-ups


@@ -1995,7 +2019,7 @@ cells.  E.g. a line that previously had the syntactic analysis
 
 ((inclass . 11) (topmost-intro . 13))
 
 
 ((inclass . 11) (topmost-intro . 13))
 

-is now analysed as
+is now analyzed as

 
 ((inclass 11) (topmost-intro 13))
 
 
 ((inclass 11) (topmost-intro 13))
 


@@ -2401,6 +2425,7 @@ old name remains available as alias, but has been marked obsolete.
 +++
 *** Desktop saving is now a minor mode, `desktop-save-mode'.
 
 +++
 *** Desktop saving is now a minor mode, `desktop-save-mode'.
 

++++

 *** The variable `desktop-enable' is obsolete.
 
 Customize `desktop-save-mode' to enable desktop saving.
 *** The variable `desktop-enable' is obsolete.
 
 Customize `desktop-save-mode' to enable desktop saving.


@@ -2471,6 +2496,7 @@ currently highlighted regions in an inferior Ediff session. If you answer 'n'
 then it reverts to the old behavior and asks the user to select regions for
 comparison.
 
 then it reverts to the old behavior and asks the user to select regions for
 comparison.
 

++++

 *** The new command `ediff-backup' compares a file with its most recent
 backup using `ediff'.  If you specify the name of a backup file,
 `ediff-backup' compares it with the file of which it is a backup.
 *** The new command `ediff-backup' compares a file with its most recent
 backup using `ediff'.  If you specify the name of a backup file,
 `ediff-backup' compares it with the file of which it is a backup.


@@ -2516,7 +2542,7 @@ per line.  Lines beginning with space or tab are ignored.
 
 Previously, only the `template' and `class' keywords had this effect.
 
 
 Previously, only the `template' and `class' keywords had this effect.
 

-**** The GCC __attribute__ keyword is now recognised and ignored.
+**** The GCC __attribute__ keyword is now recognized and ignored.

 
 **** New language HTML.
 
 
 **** New language HTML.
 


@@ -3038,6 +3064,10 @@ If APPEND is non-nil, the new element gets added at the end of the
 list instead of at the beginning.  This change actually occurred in
 Emacs 21.1, but was not documented then.
 
 list instead of at the beginning.  This change actually occurred in
 Emacs 21.1, but was not documented then.
 

++++
+*** New function `add-to-ordered-list' is like `add-to-list' but
+associates a numeric ordering of each element added to the list.
+

 +++
 *** New function `copy-tree' makes a copy of a tree.
 
 +++
 *** New function `copy-tree' makes a copy of a tree.
 


@@ -3362,6 +3392,13 @@ clone to the other.
 ---
 *** The function `insert-string' is now obsolete.
 
 ---
 *** The function `insert-string' is now obsolete.
 

+** Filling changes.
+
++++
+*** In determining an adaptive fill prefix, Emacs now tries the function in
+`adaptive-fill-function' _before_ matching the buffer line against
+`adaptive-fill-regexp' rather than _after_ it.
+

 +++
 ** Atomic change groups.
 
 +++
 ** Atomic change groups.
 


@@ -3502,6 +3539,11 @@ properties from surrounding text.
 element, if the last match was on a buffer.  `set-match-data'
 accepts such a list for restoring the match state.
 
 element, if the last match was on a buffer.  `set-match-data'
 accepts such a list for restoring the match state.
 

++++
+*** Functions `match-data' and `set-match-data' now have an optional
+argument `reseat'.  When non-nil, all markers in the match data list
+passed to these function will be reseated to point to nowhere.
+

 +++
 *** The default value of `sentence-end' is now defined using the new
 variable `sentence-end-without-space', which contains such characters
 +++
 *** The default value of `sentence-end' is now defined using the new
 variable `sentence-end-without-space', which contains such characters


@@ -3588,6 +3630,7 @@ of text properties as well as the character code.
 *** `syntax-class' extracts the class of a syntax code (as returned
 by `syntax-after').
 
 *** `syntax-class' extracts the class of a syntax code (as returned
 by `syntax-after').
 

++++

 *** The new function `syntax-ppss' rovides an efficient way to find the
 current syntactic context at point.
 
 *** The new function `syntax-ppss' rovides an efficient way to find the
 current syntactic context at point.
 


@@ -3896,7 +3939,7 @@ function is still supported, but new code should use the new
 functions.
 
 *** Function `signal-process' now accepts a process object or process
 functions.
 
 *** Function `signal-process' now accepts a process object or process

-name in addition to a process id to identify the signalled process.
+name in addition to a process id to identify the signaled process.

 
 *** Processes now have an associated property list where programs can
 maintain process state and other per-process related information.
 
 *** Processes now have an associated property list where programs can
 maintain process state and other per-process related information.


@@ -4054,6 +4097,7 @@ return window edges in units of pixels, rather than columns and lines.
 +++
 *** The new macro `with-selected-window' temporarily switches the
 selected window without impacting the order of `buffer-list'.
 +++
 *** The new macro `with-selected-window' temporarily switches the
 selected window without impacting the order of `buffer-list'.

+It saves and restores the current buffer, too.

 
 +++
 *** `select-window' takes an optional second argument NORECORD.
 
 +++
 *** `select-window' takes an optional second argument NORECORD.


@@ -4063,7 +4107,8 @@ This is like `switch-to-buffer'.
 +++
 *** `save-selected-window' now saves and restores the selected window
 of every frame.  This way, it restores everything that can be changed
 +++
 *** `save-selected-window' now saves and restores the selected window
 of every frame.  This way, it restores everything that can be changed

-by calling `select-window'.
+by calling `select-window'.  It also saves and restores the current
+buffer.

 
 +++
 *** `set-window-buffer' has an optional argument KEEP-MARGINS.
 
 +++
 *** `set-window-buffer' has an optional argument KEEP-MARGINS.


@@ -4784,10 +4829,8 @@ used to add text properties to mode-line elements.
 to display the size of the accessible part of the buffer on the mode
 line.
 
 to display the size of the accessible part of the buffer on the mode
 line.
 

++++

 *** Mouse-face on mode-line (and header-line) is now supported.
 *** Mouse-face on mode-line (and header-line) is now supported.

-`mode-line-highlight' is the standard face indicating mouse sensitive
-elements on mode-line (and header-line) like `highlight' face on text
-areas.

 
 ** Menu manipulation changes:
 
 
 ** Menu manipulation changes:
 


@@ -4883,6 +4926,7 @@ such things as help and apropos buffers.
 of hierarchical data as an outline.  For example, the tree-widget is
 well suited to display a hierarchy of directories and files.
 
 of hierarchical data as an outline.  For example, the tree-widget is
 well suited to display a hierarchy of directories and files.
 

++++

 ** The new library bindat.el provides functions to unpack and pack
 binary data structures, such as network packets, to and from Lisp
 data structures.
 ** The new library bindat.el provides functions to unpack and pack
 binary data structures, such as network packets, to and from Lisp
 data structures.


@@ -13264,10 +13308,10 @@ not by default.  Use --members to turn this feature on.
 *** C++ member functions are now recognized as tags.
 
 *** Java is tagged like C++.  In addition, "extends" and "implements"
 *** C++ member functions are now recognized as tags.
 
 *** Java is tagged like C++.  In addition, "extends" and "implements"

-constructs are tagged.  Files are recognised by the extension .java.
+constructs are tagged.  Files are recognized by the extension .java.

 
 *** Etags can now handle programs written in Postscript.  Files are
 
 *** Etags can now handle programs written in Postscript.  Files are

-recognised by the extensions .ps and .pdb (Postscript with C syntax).
+recognized by the extensions .ps and .pdb (Postscript with C syntax).

 In Postscript, tags are lines that start with a slash.
 
 *** Etags now handles Objective C and Objective C++ code.  The usual C and
 In Postscript, tags are lines that start with a slash.
 
 *** Etags now handles Objective C and Objective C++ code.  The usual C and


@@ -13275,7 +13319,7 @@ C++ tags are recognized in these languages; in addition, etags
 recognizes special Objective C syntax for classes, class categories,
 methods and protocols.
 
 recognizes special Objective C syntax for classes, class categories,
 methods and protocols.
 

-*** Etags also handles Cobol.  Files are recognised by the extension
+*** Etags also handles Cobol.  Files are recognized by the extension

 .cobol.  The tagged lines are those containing a word that begins in
 column 8 and ends in a full stop, i.e. anything that could be a
 paragraph name.
 .cobol.  The tagged lines are those containing a word that begins in
 column 8 and ends in a full stop, i.e. anything that could be a
 paragraph name.