changeset 77595:b5b132a74c17

*** empty log message ***
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:09:54 +0000
parents 8523f69b8831
children a7e7fba52d2d
files etc/NEWS
diffstat 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/etc/NEWS	Sat Apr 28 15:51:04 2007 +0000
+++ b/etc/NEWS	Sat Apr 28 17:09:54 2007 +0000
@@ -3674,11 +3674,16 @@
 
 ** 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.
+*** The escape sequence \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.
 
 *** A hex escape in a string constant forces the string to be multibyte.