# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1019174094 0
# Node ID 12a75af39ac06df42e9158255f51808b5c22e013
# Parent  cfc54353fe68d482f334f7e060fe2fb56f30d531
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diff -r cfc54353fe68 -r 12a75af39ac0 etc/NEWS
--- a/etc/NEWS	Thu Apr 18 22:16:50 2002 +0000
+++ b/etc/NEWS	Thu Apr 18 23:54:54 2002 +0000
@@ -356,8 +356,12 @@
 ways you can enable Transient Mark mode temporarily, and activate the
 mark, for one command only.
 
-One is to type C-SPC C-SPC; this also sets the mark.
-The other is to type C-u C-x C-x.  That does not set the mark.
+One is to type C-SPC C-SPC; this also sets the mark.  The other is to
+type C-u C-x C-x, which does not alter the region.
+
+After these commands, Transient Mark mode remains enabled
+until you deactivate the mark--typically with a command that
+alters the buffer, or typing C-g.
 
 ** A prefix argument is no longer required to repeat a jump to a
 previous mark, i.e. C-u C-SPC C-SPC C-SPC ... will cycle through the