From 46062b5605d7ccf81e001a5fd6f22085eac513fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:21:40 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] *** empty log message *** --- etc/NEWS | 22 +++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index fd000143cfe..cf351830a28 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS @@ -3465,6 +3465,17 @@ display tables. ** General Lisp changes: +*** 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. + *** The function `expt' handles negative exponents differently. The value for `(expt A B)', if both A and B are integers and B is negative, is now a float. For example: (expt 2 -2) => 0.25. @@ -3674,17 +3685,6 @@ variable `customize-package-emacs-version-alist'. ** String changes: -*** 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. *** An octal escape in a string constant forces the string to be unibyte. -- 2.39.5