+++
** Emacs now reads the standard abbrevs file ~/.abbrev_defs
-automatically at startup, if it exists. And it always offers to save
-abbrevs (if you have changed them) when if offers to save modified
-buffers.
+automatically at startup, if it exists. When Emacs offers to save
+modified buffers, it saves the abbrevs too if they have changed. It
+can do this either silently or asking for confirmation first,
+according to the value of `save-abbrebvs'.
** Display of hollow cursors now obeys the buffer-local value (if any)
of `cursor-in-non-selected-windows' in the buffer that the cursor
\f
* Lisp changes in Emacs 21.1 (see following page for display-related features)
-Note that +++ before an item means the Lisp manual has been updated.
---- means that I have decided it does not need to be in the Lisp manual.
-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 package rx.el provides an alternative sexp notation for
regular expressions.
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* New Lisp-level Display features in Emacs 21.1
-Note that +++ before an item means the Lisp manual has been updated.
---- means that I have decided it does not need to be in the Lisp manual.
-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 function tty-suppress-bold-inverse-default-colors can be used
to make Emacs avoid displaying text with bold black foreground on TTYs.