[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS.22,v

[Miles Bader]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/emacs
Module name:    emacs
Changes by:     Miles Bader <miles>     07/10/27 09:07:17

Index: etc/NEWS.22
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RCS file: /cvsroot/emacs/emacs/etc/NEWS.22,v
retrieving revision 1.21
retrieving revision 1.22
diff -u -b -r1.21 -r1.22
--- etc/NEWS.22 21 Oct 2007 07:53:45 -0000      1.21
+++ etc/NEWS.22 27 Oct 2007 09:07:10 -0000      1.22
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 special steps to use them. Emacs now has the appropriate resources linked
 in to make it use the scrollbars from the system theme.
 
-** focus-follows-mouse defaults to nil on MS Windows
+** focus-follows-mouse defaults to nil on MS Windows.
 Previously this variable was incorrectly documented as having no effect
 on MS Windows, and the default was inappropriate for the majority of
 Windows installations. Users of software which modifies the behaviour of
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@
 was needed.  In text command mode, if you have problems before execution has
 started, use M-x gud-gdb.
 
+** desktop.el now detects conflicting uses of the desktop file.
+When loading the desktop, desktop.el can now detect that the file is already
+in use.  The default behavior is to ask the user what to do, but you can
+customize it with the new option `desktop-load-locked-desktop'.  When saving,
+desktop.el warns about attempts to overwrite a desktop file if it determines
+that the desktop being saved is not an update of the one on disk.
+
 * New Modes and Packages in Emacs 22.2
 
 ** bibtex-style-mode helps you write BibTeX's *.bst files.
@@ -97,6 +104,8 @@
 
 * Lisp Changes in Emacs 22.2.
 
+** Frame-local variables are deprecated and are slated for removal.
+   Use frame parameters instead.
 ** The function invisible-p returns non-nil if the character
 after a specified position is invisible.