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@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@ Temporary note:
 When you add a new item, use the appropriate mark if you are sure it applies,
 otherwise leave it unmarked.
 
+\f
+* Installation Changes in Emacs 25.2
+
+** 'configure' detects the kqueue file notification library on *BSD
+and Mac OS X machines.
+
+\f
+* Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 25.2
+
+** File Notifications
+
+*** The kqueue library is integrated for *BSD and Mac OS X machines.
+
 \f
 * Installation Changes in Emacs 25.1
 
@@ -161,12 +174,26 @@ the variable `dir-locals-file' for more information.
 added via the new Network Security Manager (NSM) and controlled via
 the `network-security-level' variable.
 
+---
+** International domain names (IDNA) are now encoded via the new
+puny.el library, so that one can visit web sites like
+"http://méxico.icom.museum".
+
+** If Emacs isn't built with TLS support, an external TLS-capable
+program is used instead.  This program used to be run in --insecure
+mode by default, but has now changed to be secure instead, and will
+fail if you try to connect to non-verifiable hosts.  This is
+controlled by the `tls-program' variable.
+
 +++
 ** C-h l now also lists the commands that were run.
 
-+++
-** x-select-enable-clipboard is renamed select-enable-clipboard
-and x-select-enable-primary is renamed select-enable-primary.
+** The new M-s M-w key binding uses eww to search the web for the
+text in the region.
+
+** M-x suggests shorthands and ignores obsolete commands for completion.
+** x-select-enable-clipboard is renamed select-enable-clipboard.
+x-select-enable-primary and renamed select-enable-primary.
 Additionally they both now apply to all systems (OSX, GNUstep, Windows, you
 name it), with the proviso that on some systems (e.g. Windows)
 select-enable-primary is ineffective since the system doesn't
@@ -305,6 +332,12 @@ emacs -batch --eval "(checkdoc-file \"subr.el\")"
 It raises an error if a bookmark of that name already exists,
 unlike `bookmark-set' which silently updates an existing bookmark.
 
+** IMAP
+
+---
+*** `imap-ssl-program' has been removed, and imap.el uses the internal
+GnuTLS encryption functions if possible.
+
 ** JSON
 
 ---
@@ -376,6 +409,9 @@ additionally need to add `getSelection' to `xterm-extra-capabilities'.
 `erc-network-hide-list' and `erc-channel-hide-list' will only hide the
 specified message types for the respective specified targets.
 
+*** New variable `erc-default-port-tls' used to connect to TLS IRC
+servers.
+
 ** Midnight-mode
 
 ---
@@ -574,6 +610,11 @@ useful when, for example, one needs to distinguish various spaces (e.g. ] [,
 whether to use variable-pitch fonts or not.  The user can also
 customize the `shr-use-fonts' variable.
 
++++
+*** A new command `C' (`eww-toggle-colors) can be used to toggle
+whether to use the HTML-specified colors or not.  The user can also
+customize the `shr-use-colors variable.
+
 +++
 *** A new command `R' (`eww-readable') will try do identify the main
 textual parts of a web page and display only that, leaving menus and
@@ -848,14 +889,21 @@ replace the face `compare-windows', which is now an obsolete alias for
 "Copyright-paperwork-exempt: yes".  Set `log-edit-rewrite-tiny-change'
 nil to disable this.
 
-** VHDL mode supports VHDL'08.
+---
+** VHDL mode now supports VHDL'08.
+
+** Calculator
 
-** Calculator: decimal display mode uses "," groups, so it's more
-fitting for use in money calculations; factorial works with
-non-integer inputs.
+---
+*** Decimal display mode uses "," groups, so it's more
+fitting for use in money calculations
+
+---
+*** Factorial works with non-integer inputs.
 
-** HideIfDef mode now support full C/C++ expressions, argumented macro expansions,
-interactive macro evaluation and automatic scanning of #defined symbols.
+** HideIfDef mode now support full C/C++ expressions, argumented macro
+expansions, interactive macro evaluation and automatic scanning of
+#defined symbols.
 
 *** New custom variable `hide-ifdef-header-regexp' to define C/C++ header file
 name patterns.  Default case-insensitive .h, .hh, .hpp, .hxx, and .h++.
@@ -1008,6 +1056,10 @@ compress many marked files into a single named archive.  The
 compression command is determined from the new
 `dired-compress-files-alist' variable.
 
++++
+*** `W' is now bound to `browse-url-of-dired-file', and is useful for
+viewing HTML files and the like.
+
 ** Tabulated List Mode
 
 +++
@@ -1254,6 +1306,11 @@ Area.  The output is still logged to the *Messages* buffer.
 ** A new text property `inhibit-read-only' can be used in read-only
 buffers to allow certain parts of the text to be writable.
 
++++
+** A new variable `comment-end-can-be-escaped' is useful in languages
+   such as C and C++ where line comments with escaped newlines are
+   continued to the next line.
+
 +++
 ** New macro `define-advice'.