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@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ and also when HOME is set to C:\ by default.
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 * Changes in Emacs 24.1
 
-** Completion in a non-minibuffer now tries to detect the end of completion
-and pops down the *Completions* buffer accordingly.
-
 ** emacsclient changes
 
 *** New emacsclient argument --parent-id ID can be used to open a
@@ -83,9 +80,18 @@ client frame in parent X window ID, via XEmbed.  This works like the
 *** If emacsclient shuts down as a result of Emacs signalling an
 error, its exit status is 1.
 
-** Completion can cycle, depending on completion-cycle-threshold.
+** Completion
+*** Many packages have been changed to use completion-at-point rather than
+their own completion code.
+
+*** Completion in a non-minibuffer now tries to detect the end of completion
+and pops down the *Completions* buffer accordingly.
+
+*** Completion can cycle, depending on completion-cycle-threshold.
 
-** `completing-read' can be customized using the new variable
+*** New completion style `substring'.
+
+*** `completing-read' can be customized using the new variable
 `completing-read-function'.
 
 ** auto-mode-case-fold is now enabled by default.
@@ -278,8 +284,16 @@ to enable a minor-mode is deprecated.  Instead, use "eval: (minor-mode)".
 ** The standalone programs lib-src/digest-doc and sorted-doc have been
 replaced with Lisp commands `doc-file-to-man' and `doc-file-to-info'.
 
+---
+** The standalone program `fakemail' has been removed.
+If you need it, feedmail.el ought to provide a superset of the functionality.
+
 ** The variable `focus-follows-mouse' now always defaults to nil.
 
+** Function `sha1' is now implemented in C for speed.
+The elisp implementation sha1.el is removed. Feature sha1 is provided
+by default.
+
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 * Editing Changes in Emacs 24.1
 
@@ -472,6 +486,10 @@ See the variable `appt-warning-time-regexp'.
 +++
 *** New function `diary-hebrew-birthday'.
 
+---
+*** Elements of `calendar-day-abbrev-array' and `calendar-month-abbrev-array'
+may no longer be nil, but must all be strings.
+
 ---
 *** The obsolete (since Emacs 22.1) method of enabling the appt package
 by adding appt-make-list to diary-hook has been removed.  Use appt-activate.
@@ -729,6 +747,9 @@ consult.
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 * New Modes and Packages in Emacs 24.1
 
+** Occur Edit mode applies edits made in *Occur* buffers to the
+original buffers.  It is bound to C-x C-q in Occur mode.
+
 ** New global minor modes electric-pair-mode, electric-indent-mode,
 and electric-layout-mode.
 
@@ -825,6 +846,17 @@ sc.el, x-menu.el, rnews.el, rnewspost.el
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 * Lisp changes in Emacs 24.1
 
+** Completion
+*** New variable completion-extra-properties used to specify extra properties
+of the current completion:
+- :annotate-function, same as the old completion-annotate-function.
+- :exit-function, function to call after completion took place.
+
+*** Functions on completion-at-point-functions can return any of the properties
+valid for completion-extra-properties.
+
+*** completion-annotate-function is obsolete.
+
 ** `glyphless-char-display' can now distinguish between graphical and
 text terminal display, via a char-table entry that is a cons cell.
 
@@ -901,8 +933,6 @@ argument is supplied (see Trash changes, above).
 
 ** buffer-substring-filters is obsoleted by filter-buffer-substring-functions.
 
-** New completion style `substring'.
-
 ** `facemenu-read-color' is now an alias for `read-color'.
 The command `read-color' now requires a match for a color name or RGB
 triplet, instead of signalling an error if the user provides a invalid
@@ -966,6 +996,10 @@ being reverted, even if the buffer has a local `revert-buffer-function'.
 ** New variables `delayed-warnings-list' and `delayed-warnings-hook' allow
 deferring warnings until the main command loop is executed.
 
++++
+** `set-auto-mode' now respects mode: local variables at the end of files,
+as well as those in the -*- line.
+
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 * Changes in Emacs 24.1 on non-free operating systems