From: Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:09:54 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: *** empty log message ***
X-Git-Tag: emacs-pretest-22.0.990~127
X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=71a4847e8c90c0e8127888003b57c07ffa8aa78c;p=emacs.git

*** empty log message ***
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diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 36238c243d1..fd000143cfe 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -3674,11 +3674,16 @@ variable `customize-package-emacs-version-alist'.
 
 ** String changes:
 
-*** The escape sequence \s is now interpreted as a SPACE character.
+*** The escape sequence \s now stands for the 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.
+`?\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.