diff etc/NEWS @ 26467:fe1632dc5fb3

*** empty log message ***

--- a/etc/NEWS	Tue Nov 16 13:29:51 1999 +0000
+++ b/etc/NEWS	Tue Nov 16 13:35:20 1999 +0000
@@ -575,6 +575,17 @@
 When you add a new item, please add it without either +++ or ---
 so I will know I still need to look at it -- rms.
 
+** The new macro `with-syntax-table' can be used to evaluate forms
+with the syntax table of the current buffer temporarily set to a
+specified table.
+
+  (with-syntax-table TABLE &rest BODY)
+
+Evaluate BODY with syntax table of current buffer set to a copy of
+TABLE.  Point, mark, current buffer, and syntax table are saved, BODY
+is evaluated, and the saved values are restored, even in case of an
+abnormal exit.  Value is what BODY returns.
+
 ** The optional argument BUFFER of function file-local-copy has been
 removed since it wasn't used by anything.