X-Git-Url: https://git.hcoop.net/bpt/emacs.git/blobdiff_plain/81d40c920807279ccc0dae0aca46c8291755c66d..50b063c300753307a53328f59c06b547baab6173:/etc/NEWS diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index b9fed18355..386462fe92 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS @@ -459,16 +459,16 @@ bound to M-=, which shows the number of lines, words, and characters. also deletes newlines around point. ** Deletion changes - ++++ *** 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. - ++++ *** 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'. - +--- *** `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 @@ -537,6 +537,7 @@ between applications. *** X clipboard managers are now supported. To inhibit this, change `x-select-enable-clipboard-manager' to nil. ++++ ** 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. @@ -947,6 +948,7 @@ variable `menu-bar-mode'/`tool-bar-mode' to determine whether to create a menu-bar or tool-bar, respectively. If the alist entries are added, they override the value of `menu-bar-mode'/`tool-bar-mode'. ++++ ** 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