* lisp/startup.el (command-line-1): Allow `-L :...' to append to load-path.

[bpt/emacs.git] / etc / NEWS

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
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@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ To use the old backend by default, do on the command line:
 \f
 * Startup Changes in Emacs 24.4
 
++++
+** The -L option, which normally prepends its argument to load-path,
+will instead append, if the argument begins with `:'.
+
 \f
 * Changes in Emacs 24.4
 
@@ -179,6 +183,9 @@ and this variable has been marked obsolete.
 \f
 * Editing Changes in Emacs 24.4
 
+** New command `rectangle-mark' makes a rectangular region.
+Most commands are still unaware of it, but kill/yank do work on the rectangle.
+
 ** C-x TAB enters a transient interactive mode.
 You can then use the left/right cursor keys to move the block of text.
 
@@ -216,6 +223,14 @@ You can pick the name of the function and the variables with `C-x 4 a'.
 \f
 * Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 24.4
 
+** prolog-use-smie has been removed, along with the non-SMIE indentation code.
+
+** SMIE indentation can be customized via `smie-config'.
+The customizaton can be guessed by Emacs by providing a sample indented
+file and letting SMIE learn from it.
+
+** sh-script now uses its SMIE indentation algorithm by default.
+
 ** The debugger's `e' command evaluates the code in the context at point.
 This includes using the lexical environment at point, which means that
 `e' now lets you access lexical variables as well.
@@ -591,6 +606,9 @@ During initialization, Emacs no longer expends a process to decide
 whether it is safe to use Bash's --noediting option.  These days
 --noediting is ubiquitous; it was introduced in 1996 in Bash version 2.
 
++++
+** There is a new macro `skip-unless' for skipping ERT tests.  See the manual.
+
 \f
 * New Modes and Packages in Emacs 24.4
 
@@ -620,6 +638,8 @@ low-level libraries gfilenotify.c, inotify.c or w32notify.c.
 \f
 * Incompatible Lisp Changes in Emacs 24.4
 
+** `kill-region' lost its `yank-handler' optional argument.
+
 ** `(input-pending-p)' no longer runs other timers which are ready to
 run.  The new optional CHECK-TIMERS param allows for the prior behavior.
 
@@ -681,6 +701,8 @@ for something (not just adding elements to it), it ought not to affect you.
 \f
 * Lisp Changes in Emacs 24.4
 
+** New hook `pre-redisplay-function'.
+
 +++
 ** Functions that pop up menus and dialogs now work on all terminal types,
 including TTYs.
@@ -770,6 +792,10 @@ rather than inheriting from it (as do face specs set via Customize).
 *** New face characteristic (supports :underline (:style wave))
 specifies whether or not the terminal can display a wavy line.
 
+*** New face spec attribute :distant-foreground
+specifies foreground to use if background color is near the foreground
+color that would otherwise have been used.
+
 ** Image API
 
 +++