Add documentation for last change in eww.el

* doc/misc/eww.texi (Basics): Document the prefix arg effect
on "M-x eww".  (Bug#34374)

* etc/NEWS: Mention the change in behavior of 'eww'.

diff --git a/doc/misc/eww.texi b/doc/misc/eww.texi
index d7dc32846e3d5816bd70ba08e71b8f8afd722c3b..8dc58e84257a72daa4800692266ff33b8f69a3b4 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/misc/eww.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/eww.texi
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ searched via @code{eww-search-prefix}.  The default search engine is
 either prefix the file name with @code{file://} or use the command
 @kbd{M-x eww-open-file}.
 
+  If you invoke @code{eww} with a prefix argument, as in @w{@kbd{C-u
+M-x eww}}, it will create a new EWW buffer instead of reusing the
+default one, which is normally called @file{*eww*}.
+
 @findex eww-quit
 @findex eww-reload
 @findex eww-copy-page-url

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 73332a8a131c382ae07eb9a5f23fa12adb6a5583..70a50c02c4e1d4b163c3615e341f38bab379163a 100644 (file)
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -660,6 +660,11 @@ and its value has been changed to Duck Duck Go.
 
 ** eww/shr
 
++++
+*** The 'eww' command can now create a new EWW buffer.
+Invoking the command with a prefix argument will cause it to create a
+new EWW buffer for the URL instead of reusing the default one.
+
 +++
 *** The 'd' ('eww-download') command now falls back to current page's URL.
 If this command is invoked with no URL at point, it now downloads the