Help mode now creates hyperlinks for URLs.

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/etc/ChangeLog b/etc/ChangeLog
index 37219982320..21c79c41f76 100644
--- a/etc/ChangeLog
+++ b/etc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-10-28  Bill Wohler  <wohler@newt.com>
+
+        * NEWS: Help mode now creates hyperlinks for URLs.
+
 2005-10-27  Dan Nicolaescu  <dann@ics.uci.edu>
 
         * e/eterm-color.ti (el1): Undo 2005-10-23 change. 
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 90c3f8e109c..4ae91176018 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -476,7 +476,9 @@ hyperlinks for variables without variable documentation, unless
 preceded by one of the words `variable' or `option'.  It now makes
 hyperlinks to Info anchors (or nodes) if the anchor (or node) name is
 enclosed in single quotes and preceded by `info anchor' or `Info
-anchor' (in addition to earlier `info node' and `Info node').
+anchor' (in addition to earlier `info node' and `Info node'). In
+addition, it now makes hyperlinks to URLs as well if the URL is
+enclosed in single quotes and preceded by `URL'.
 
 +++
 *** The new command `describe-char' (C-u C-x =) pops up a buffer with