# HG changeset patch
# User Michael Kifer <kifer@cs.stonybrook.edu>
# Date 1016608347 0
# Node ID 67ba867f0082ccc5fc7bc29d6bdaf6bb20432e0f
# Parent  aa071cceb8e0e18d164a74c79ba04d5001e8e110
added a description of the new features in Ediff

diff -r aa071cceb8e0 -r 67ba867f0082 etc/NEWS
--- a/etc/NEWS	Wed Mar 20 06:41:51 2002 +0000
+++ b/etc/NEWS	Wed Mar 20 07:12:27 2002 +0000
@@ -377,6 +377,19 @@
 ** On terminals whose erase-char is ^H (Backspace), Emacs
 now uses normal-erase-is-backspace-mode.
 
+** EDiff changes.
+
+***  When comparing directories.
+Typing D brings up a buffer that lists the differences between the contents of
+directories. Now it is possible to use this buffer to copy the missing files
+from one directory to another.
+
+*** When comparing files or buffers.
+Typing the = key now offers to perform the word-by-word comparison of the
+currently highlighted regions in an inferior Ediff session. If you answer 'n'
+then it reverts to the old behavior and asks the user to select regions for
+comparison.
+
 ** Etags changes.
 
 *** In Prolog, etags creates tags for rules in addition to predicates.