also deletes newlines around point.
** Deletion changes
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*** New option `delete-active-region'.
If non-nil, [delete] and DEL delete the region if it is active and no
prefix argument is given. If set to `kill', these commands kill
instead.
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*** New command `delete-forward-char', bound to [delete].
This is meant for interactive use, and obeys `delete-active-region'.
The command `delete-char' does not obey `delete-active-region'.
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*** `delete-backward-char' is now a Lisp function.
Apart from obeying `delete-active-region', its behavior is unchanged.
However, the byte compiler now warns if it is called from Lisp; you
*** X clipboard managers are now supported.
To inhibit this, change `x-select-enable-clipboard-manager' to nil.
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** New command `rectangle-number-lines', bound to `C-x r N', numbers
the lines in the current rectangle. With a prefix argument, this
prompts for a number to count from and for a format string.
a menu-bar or tool-bar, respectively. If the alist entries are added,
they override the value of `menu-bar-mode'/`tool-bar-mode'.
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** Regions created by mouse dragging are now normal active regions,
similar to the ones created by shift-selection. In previous Emacs
versions, these regions were delineated by `mouse-drag-overlay', which