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@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ interface to GnuPG (see New Modes and Packages).
227*** In the Options menu, the "Truncate Long Lines in the Buffer" entry 227*** In the Options menu, the "Truncate Long Lines in the Buffer" entry
228has been replaced with a submenu offering three different ways to 228has been replaced with a submenu offering three different ways to
229handle long lines: truncation, continuation at the window edge, and 229handle long lines: truncation, continuation at the window edge, and
230the new word wrapping option (see Editing Changes, below). 230the new word wrapping behavior (see Editing Changes, below).
231 231
232*** Improvements to menus for major and minor modes 232*** Improvements to menus for major and minor modes
233More major and minor modes now have a mode specific menu, and existing 233More major and minor modes now have a mode specific menu, and existing
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ identical.
302 302
303* Editing Changes in Emacs 23.1 303* Editing Changes in Emacs 23.1
304 304
305+++
305** The C-n and C-p line-motion commands now move by screen lines, 306** The C-n and C-p line-motion commands now move by screen lines,
306taking continued lines and variable-width characters into account. 307taking continued lines and variable-width characters into account.
307Setting `line-move-visual' to nil reverts this to the previous 308Setting `line-move-visual' to nil reverts this to the previous
@@ -326,8 +327,10 @@ region is active. Otherwise, it fills the current paragraph.
326*** When Transient Mark mode is on, M-$ now checks spelling of the 327*** When Transient Mark mode is on, M-$ now checks spelling of the
327region if the region is active. Otherwise, it checks spelling of the 328region if the region is active. Otherwise, it checks spelling of the
328word at point. 329word at point.
330
329*** When Transient Mark mode is on, TAB now indents the region if the 331*** When Transient Mark mode is on, TAB now indents the region if the
330region is active. 332region is active.
333
331*** `use-empty-active-region' controls whether an empty active region 334*** `use-empty-active-region' controls whether an empty active region
332in Transient Mark mode should make commands operate on that empty 335in Transient Mark mode should make commands operate on that empty
333region. 336region.
@@ -424,11 +427,14 @@ possible completions, rather than stopping at the common prefix.
424completions only if you repeat the completion. This was already 427completions only if you repeat the completion. This was already
425supported in `partial-completion-mode'. 428supported in `partial-completion-mode'.
426 429
427** Continuation lines can be wrapped at word boundaries 430** Continuation lines can now be wrapped at word boundaries
428(word-wrapping) instead of the right window edge. The new per-buffer 431(word-wrapping). This is controlled by the new per-buffer variable
429variable `word-wrap', if non-nil turns on word-wrapping. Word 432`word-wrap'. Word wrapping does not take place if continuation lines
430wrapping does not take place if continuation lines are not shown, 433are not shown, e.g. if truncate-lines is non-nil. The most convenient
431e.g. if truncate-lines is non-nil. 434way to enable word-wrapping is using the new minor mode Visual Line
435mode; in addition to setting `word-wrap' to t, this rebinds some
436editing commands to work on screen lines rather than text lines. See
437New Modes and Packages, below.
432 438
433** Window management changes 439** Window management changes
434 440
@@ -539,6 +545,8 @@ Manual.
539It turns on word-wrapping in the current buffer, and rebinds C-a, C-e, 545It turns on word-wrapping in the current buffer, and rebinds C-a, C-e,
540and C-k to commands that operate by visual lines instead of logical 546and C-k to commands that operate by visual lines instead of logical
541lines. This is a more reliable replacement for longlines-mode. 547lines. This is a more reliable replacement for longlines-mode.
548This can also be turned on using the menu bar, via
549Options -> Line Wrapping in this Buffer -> Word Wrap
542 550
543** xesam.el is an implementation of Xesam, an interface to (desktop) 551** xesam.el is an implementation of Xesam, an interface to (desktop)
544search engines like Beagle, Strigi, and Tracker. The Xesam API 552search engines like Beagle, Strigi, and Tracker. The Xesam API