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* Lisp Changes in Emacs 22.1

** General Lisp changes:

*** The function `expt' handles negative exponents differently.
The value for `(expt A B)', if both A and B are integers and B is
negative, is now a float.  For example: (expt 2 -2) => 0.25.

variable `customize-package-emacs-version-alist'.

*** The new customization type `float' requires a floating point number.

** String changes:

*** The escape sequence \s is now interpreted as a SPACE character.

Exception: In a character constant, if it is followed by a `-' in a
character constant (e.g. ?\s-A), it is still interpreted as the super
modifier.  In strings, \s is always interpreted as a space.

*** A hex escape in a string constant forces the string to be multibyte.

*** An octal escape in a string constant forces the string to be unibyte.

text properties.

*** The new function `assoc-string' replaces `assoc-ignore-case' and
`assoc-ignore-representation', which are still available, but have
been declared obsolete.

*** New syntax: \uXXXX and \UXXXXXXXX specify Unicode code points in hex.
Use "\u0428" to specify a string consisting of CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHA,
or "\U0001D6E2" to specify one consisting of MATHEMATICAL ITALIC CAPITAL
ALPHA (the latter is greater than #xFFFF and thus needs the longer
syntax).  Also available for characters.

** Displaying warnings to the user.

See the functions `warn' and `display-warning', or the Lisp Manual.
If you want to be sure the warning will not be overlooked, this

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* Lisp Changes in Emacs 22.1

** General Lisp changes:
*** New syntax: \s now stands for the SPACE character.

`?\s' is a new way to write the space character.  You must make sure
it is not followed by a dash, since `?\s-...' indicates the "super"
modifier.  However, it would be strange to write a character constant
and a following symbol (beginning with `-') with no space between
them.

`\s' stands for space in strings, too, but it is not really meant for
strings; it is easier and nicer just to write a space.

*** New syntax: \uXXXX and \UXXXXXXXX specify Unicode code points in hex.

For instance, you can use "\u0428" to specify a string consisting of
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHA, or `"U0001D6E2" to specify one consisting
of MATHEMATICAL ITALIC CAPITAL ALPHA (the latter is greater than
#xFFFF and thus needs the longer syntax).

This syntax works for both character constants and strings.

*** The function `expt' handles negative exponents differently.
The value for `(expt A B)', if both A and B are integers and B is
negative, is now a float.  For example: (expt 2 -2) => 0.25.

variable `customize-package-emacs-version-alist'.

*** The new customization type `float' requires a floating point number.

** String changes:

*** A hex escape in a string constant forces the string to be multibyte.

*** An octal escape in a string constant forces the string to be unibyte.

text properties.

*** The new function `assoc-string' replaces `assoc-ignore-case' and
`assoc-ignore-representation', which are still available, but have
been declared obsolete.

** Displaying warnings to the user.

See the functions `warn' and `display-warning', or the Lisp Manual.
If you want to be sure the warning will not be overlooked, this