(region-active-p): New function.

(use-empty-active-region): New variable.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index fb51744bab6..d7e7f0f93c6 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ word at point.
 ** TAB now indents the region if the region is active and
 `transient-mark-mode' is turned on.
 
+** `use-empty-active-region' controls whether an empty active region
+in Transient Mark mode should make commands operate on that empty region.
+
 ** C-z now invokes `suspend-frame', C-x C-c now invokes
 `save-buffers-kill-terminal'.
 
@@ -439,6 +442,9 @@ variable as having been made within Custom.
 ** `frame-inherited-parameters' lets new frames inherit parameters from
 the selected frame.
 
+** Commands should use `region-active-p' to test whether there is
+an active region that they should operate on.
+
 ** New keymap `input-decode-map' overrides like key-translation-map, but
 applies before function-key-map.  Also it is terminal-local contrary to
 key-translation-map.  Terminal-specific key-sequences are generally added to