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author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Wed, 09 Jan 2002 07:39:15 +0000
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278 (function (lambda () 278 (function (lambda ()
279 (master-set-slave sql-buffer)))) 279 (master-set-slave sql-buffer))))
280 280
281 281
282 * Lisp Changes in Emacs 21.3 282 * Lisp Changes in Emacs 21.3
283
284 ** Already true in Emacs 21.1, but not emphasized clearly enough:
285
286 Multibyte buffers can now faithfully record all 256 character codes
287 from 0 to 255. As a result, most of the past reasons to use unibyte
288 buffers no longer exist. We only know of three reasons to use them
289 now:
290
291 1. If you prefer to use unibyte text all of the time.
292
293 2. For reading files into temporary buffers, when you want to avoid
294 the time it takes to convert the format.
295
296 3. For binary files where format conversion would be pointless and
297 wasteful.
283 298
284 ** If text has a `keymap' property, that keymap takes precedence 299 ** If text has a `keymap' property, that keymap takes precedence
285 over minor mode keymaps. 300 over minor mode keymaps.
286 301
287 ** A hex escape in a string forces the string to be multibyte. 302 ** A hex escape in a string forces the string to be multibyte.