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subword mode not mentioned in 23.2.1 news file?

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From: Xah Lee <xahlee <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: subword mode not mentioned in 23.2.1 news file?
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:20:47 -0700

it seems to me that subword-mode is new in emacs 23.2.1, but isn't 
mentioned in the Emacs NEWS file.

not sure if this is a bug... maybe it's considered too minor to be 
mentioned in NEWS?

(i find it quite useful and have it on by default)

thanks.

 Xah

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: xahlee <at> gmail.com
Cc: 6614 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6614: subword mode not mentioned in 23.2.1 news file?
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:36:42 +0100

Xah Lee <xahlee <at> gmail.com> writes:

> it seems to me that subword-mode is new in emacs 23.2.1, but isn't
> mentioned in the Emacs NEWS file.
>
> not sure if this is a bug... maybe it's considered too minor to be
> mentioned in NEWS?
>
> (i find it quite useful and have it on by default)

Apparently nobody handled this for Emacs 23.3, and it's no longer news
in Emacs 24, so I'm closing this report.

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen'" <larsi <at> gnus.org>, <xahlee <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 6614 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#6614: subword mode not mentioned in 23.2.1 news file?
Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 07:27:14 -0800

> > it seems to me that subword-mode is new in emacs 23.2.1, but isn't
> > mentioned in the Emacs NEWS file.
> >
> > not sure if this is a bug... maybe it's considered too minor to be
> > mentioned in NEWS?
> >
> > (i find it quite useful and have it on by default)
> 
> Apparently nobody handled this for Emacs 23.3, and it's no longer news
> in Emacs 24, so I'm closing this report.

This is wrong.  Fix NEWS for 23.3.  That's what should be done.

More precisely: Either this belongs in the Emacs 23.3 NEWS or it does not.  If
it does, regardless of whether Emacs 23.3 is the current release or a
10-year-old release, its NEWS should be updated to add this.

Message #16 received at 6614 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Xah Lee <xahlee <at> gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 6614 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6614: subword mode not mentioned in 23.2.1 news file?
Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 09:34:38 -0800

yeah, i think Drew's right. Fix in the NEWS file would be good.

On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 7:27 AM, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> wrote:
>> > it seems to me that subword-mode is new in emacs 23.2.1, but isn't
>> > mentioned in the Emacs NEWS file.
>> >
>> > not sure if this is a bug... maybe it's considered too minor to be
>> > mentioned in NEWS?
>> >
>> > (i find it quite useful and have it on by default)
>>
>> Apparently nobody handled this for Emacs 23.3, and it's no longer news
>> in Emacs 24, so I'm closing this report.
>
> This is wrong.  Fix NEWS for 23.3.  That's what should be done.
>
> More precisely: Either this belongs in the Emacs 23.3 NEWS or it does not.  If
> it does, regardless of whether Emacs 23.3 is the current release or a
> 10-year-old release, its NEWS should be updated to add this.
>

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