* lisp/isearch.el (isearch-mode-map): Bind `C-x 8 RET' to

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@@ -24,11 +24,30 @@ so we will look at it and add it to the manual.
 * Installation Changes in Emacs 24.4
 * Startup Changes in Emacs 24.4
 * Changes in Emacs 24.4
+
++++
+** `eval-defun' on an already defined defcustom calls the :set function,
+if there is one.
+
+** The option `set-mark-default-inactive' has been deleted.
+This unfinished feature was introduced by accident in Emacs 23.1;
+simply disabling Transient Mark mode does the same thing.
+
 * Editing Changes in Emacs 24.4
 
+** New commands `toggle-frame-maximized' and `cycle-frame-maximized',
+bound to <f11> and S-<f11>, respectively.
+
 \f
 * Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 24.4
 
+** cl-lib
+
+*** New macro cl-tagbody.
+
++++
+*** letf is now just an alias for cl-letf.
+
 ** Calc
 
 *** Calc by default now uses the Gregorian calendar for all dates, and
@@ -54,9 +73,22 @@ amounts of data into the ERC input.
 *** The icomplete-separator is customizable, and its default has changed.
 *** Removed icomplete-show-key-bindings.
 
+** Isearch
+
+*** `C-x 8 RET' in Isearch mode reads a character by its Unicode name
+and adds it to the search string.
+
 ** MH-E has been updated to MH-E version 8.4.
 See MH-E-NEWS for details.
 
+---
+** The unrmail command converts from BABYL to mboxrd rather than mboxo.
+Customize `unrmail-mbox-format' to change this.
+
+---
+** Similarly, customize `rmail-mbox-format' to influence some minor aspects
+of how Rmail displays non-MIME messages.
+
 +++
 ** New function `ses-rename-cell' to give SES cells arbitrary names.
 
@@ -74,6 +106,12 @@ when its arg ADJACENT is non-nil (when called interactively with C-u C-u)
 it works like the utility `uniq'.  Otherwise by default it deletes
 duplicate lines everywhere in the region without regard to adjacency.
 
+** Tramp
++++
+*** New connection method "adb", which allows to access Android
+devices by the Android Debug Bridge.  The variable `tramp-adb-sdk-dir'
+must be set to the Android SDK installation directory.
+
 ** Woman
 
 *** The commands `woman-default-faces' and `woman-monochrome-faces'
@@ -109,6 +147,12 @@ spurious warnings about an unused var.
 
 * Lisp changes in Emacs 24.4
 
+** Support for filesystem notifications.
+Emacs now supports notifications of filesystem changes, such as
+creation, modification, and deletion of files.  This requires the
+'inotify' API on GNU/Linux systems.  On MS-Windows systems, this is
+supported for Windows XP and newer versions.
+
 ** Face changes
 
 *** The `face-spec-set' is now analogous to `setq' for face specs.
@@ -127,6 +171,17 @@ text-property on the first char.
 ** The `defalias-fset-function' property lets you catch calls to defalias
 and redirect them to your own function instead of `fset'.
 
+** The 9th element returned by `file-attributes' is now unspecified.
+Formerly, it was t if the file's gid would change if file were deleted
+and recreated.  This value has been inaccurate for years on many
+platforms, and nobody seems to have noticed or cared.
+
+** The function `file-ownership-preserved-p' now has an optional
+argument GROUP which causes it check for file group too.  This can be
+used in place of the 9th element of `file-attributes'.
+
+** New functions `group-gid' and `group-real-gid'.
+
 * Changes in Emacs 24.4 on non-free operating systems
 
 +++
@@ -815,6 +870,10 @@ depends on the graphical library.
 that substring is inserted literally even if the LITERAL arg is
 non-nil, instead of causing an error to be signaled.
 
++++
+** `select-window' now always makes the window's buffer current.
+It does so even if the window was selected before.
+
 +++
 ** Docstrings starting with `*' no longer indicate user options.
 Only variables defined using `defcustom' are considered user options.