* lisp/simple.el (mark-word): Mark more if repeated.

* lisp/textmodes/paragraphs.el (mark-paragraph): Ditto.
(mark-end-of-sentence): Ditto.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 210fd452cfc..06e6553a54b 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -245,9 +245,13 @@ idle time in seconds to wait before starting fontification.  For
 example, if you set `jit-lock-defer-time' to 0.25, fontification will
 only happen after 0.25s of idle time.
 
-** If you hit M-C-SPC (mark-sexp) repeatedly, the marked region
-will now be extended each time, so you can mark the next two sexps with
-M-C-SPC M-C-SPC, for example.
++++
+** Marking commands extend the region when invoked multiple times.  If
+you hit M-C-SPC (mark-sexp), M-@ (mark-word), M-h (mark-paragraph), or
+C-M-h (mark-defun) repeatedly, the marked region will now be extended
+each time, so you can mark the next two sexps with M-C-SPC M-C-SPC,
+for example.  This feature also works for mark-end-of-sentence, if you
+bind that to a key.
 
 ** In the *Occur* buffer, `o' switches to it in another window, and
 C-o displays the current line's occurrence in another window without