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** Building with -DENABLE_CHECKING does not automatically build with union
types any more.  Add -DUSE_LISP_UNION_TYPE if you want union types.


* Changes in Emacs 21.4

+++
** In processing a local variables list, Emacs strips the prefix and
suffix are from every line before processing all the lines.

- C-h w and C-h f new-kill-line reports:
  new-kill-line is on C-k

+++
** C-w in incremental search now grabs either a character or a word,
making the decision in a heuristic way.  This new job is done by the
command `isearch-yank-word-or-char'.  To restore the old behavior,
bind C-w to `isearch-yank-word' in `isearch-mode-map'.

+++
** C-M-w deletes and C-M-y grabs a character in isearch mode.
Another method to grab a character is to enter the minibuffer by `M-e'
and to type `C-f' at the end of the search string in the minibuffer.

---
** The variable `auto-save-file-name-transforms' now has a third element that
controls whether or not the function `make-auto-save-file-name' will
attempt to construct a unique auto-save name (e.g. for remote files).

+++
** Diary sexp entries can have custom marking in the calendar.
Diary sexp functions which only apply to certain days (such as
`diary-block' or `diary-cyclic') now take an optional parameter MARK,

+++
** The new function `calendar-goto-day-of-year' (g D) prompts for a
year and day number, and moves to that date. Negative day numbers
count backward from the end of the year.

---
** The functions `holiday-easter-etc' and `holiday-advent' now take
arguments, and only report on the specified holiday rather than all.
This makes customization of the variable `christian-holidays' simpler,

Format is 'display '(left-fringe BITMAP [FACE]), where BITMAP is a
symbol identifying a fringe bitmap, either built-in or defined with
`define-fringe-bitmap', and FACE is an optional face name to be used
for displaying the bitmap.

*** New function `fringe-bitmaps-at-pos' returns a cons (LEFT . RIGHT)
identifying the current fringe bitmaps in the display line at a given
buffer position.  A nil value means no bitmap.

** Multiple overlay arrows can now be defined and managed via the new
variable `overlay-arrow-variable-list'.  It contains a list of
varibles which contain overlay arrow position markers, including
the original `overlay-arrow-position' variable.

+++
** New function `line-number-at-pos' returns line number of current
line in current buffer, or if optional buffer position is given, line
number of corresponding line in current buffer.

** The default value of `sentence-end' is now defined using the new
variable `sentence-end-without-space' which contains such characters
that end a sentence without following spaces.

** The function `sentence-end' should be used to obtain the value of
the variable `sentence-end'.  If the variable `sentence-end' is nil,
then this function returns the regexp constructed from the variables
`sentence-end-without-period', `sentence-end-double-space' and
`sentence-end-without-space'.

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** Building with -DENABLE_CHECKING does not automatically build with union
types any more.  Add -DUSE_LISP_UNION_TYPE if you want union types.


* Changes in Emacs 21.4

+++
** New function `looking-back' checks whether a regular expression matches
the text before point.  Specifying the LIMIT argument bounds how far
back the match can start; this is a way to keep it from taking too long.

+++
** New functions `make-progress-reporter', `progress-reporter-update',
`progress-reporter-force-update' and `progress-reporter-done' provide
a simple and efficient way of printing progress messages to the user.

+++
** In Enriched mode, `set-left-margin' and `set-right-margin' are now
by default bound to `C-c [' and `C-c ]' instead of the former `C-c C-l'
and `C-c C-r'.

+++
** In processing a local variables list, Emacs strips the prefix and
suffix are from every line before processing all the lines.

- C-h w and C-h f new-kill-line reports:
  new-kill-line is on C-k

+++
** Vertical scrolling is now possible within incremental search.
To enable this feature, customize the new user option
`isearch-allow-scroll'.  User written commands which satisfy stringent
constraints can be marked as "scrolling commands".  See the Emacs manual
for details.

+++
** C-w in incremental search now grabs either a character or a word,
making the decision in a heuristic way.  This new job is done by the
command `isearch-yank-word-or-char'.  To restore the old behavior,
bind C-w to `isearch-yank-word' in `isearch-mode-map'.

+++
** C-y in incremental search now grabs the next line if point is already
at the end of a line.

+++
** C-M-w deletes and C-M-y grabs a character in isearch mode.
Another method to grab a character is to enter the minibuffer by `M-e'
and to type `C-f' at the end of the search string in the minibuffer.

---
** The variable `auto-save-file-name-transforms' now has a third element that
controls whether or not the function `make-auto-save-file-name' will
attempt to construct a unique auto-save name (e.g. for remote files).

+++
** There is a new calendar package, icalendar.el, that can be used to
convert Emacs diary entries to/from the iCalendar format.

+++
** Diary sexp entries can have custom marking in the calendar.
Diary sexp functions which only apply to certain days (such as
`diary-block' or `diary-cyclic') now take an optional parameter MARK,

+++
** The new function `calendar-goto-day-of-year' (g D) prompts for a
year and day number, and moves to that date. Negative day numbers
count backward from the end of the year.

+++
** The new Calendar function `calendar-goto-iso-week' (g w)
prompts for a year and a week number, and moves to the first
day of that ISO week.

---
** The functions `holiday-easter-etc' and `holiday-advent' now take
arguments, and only report on the specified holiday rather than all.
This makes customization of the variable `christian-holidays' simpler,

Format is 'display '(left-fringe BITMAP [FACE]), where BITMAP is a
symbol identifying a fringe bitmap, either built-in or defined with
`define-fringe-bitmap', and FACE is an optional face name to be used
for displaying the bitmap.

*** New function `fringe-bitmaps-at-pos' returns the current fringe
bitmaps in the display line at a given buffer position.

** Multiple overlay arrows can now be defined and managed via the new
variable `overlay-arrow-variable-list'.  It contains a list of
varibles which contain overlay arrow position markers, including
the original `overlay-arrow-position' variable.

+++
** New function `line-number-at-pos' returns line number of current
line in current buffer, or if optional buffer position is given, line
number of corresponding line in current buffer.

+++
** The default value of `sentence-end' is now defined using the new
variable `sentence-end-without-space' which contains such characters
that end a sentence without following spaces.

+++
** The function `sentence-end' should be used to obtain the value of
the variable `sentence-end'.  If the variable `sentence-end' is nil,
then this function returns the regexp constructed from the variables
`sentence-end-without-period', `sentence-end-double-space' and
`sentence-end-without-space'.