From edc39c92a798821a931f282236f7f4a79c2b25a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2016 21:02:49 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] ; * etc/NEWS: Clarify entry about bracketed paste mode. --- etc/NEWS | 17 +++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index 18c08dc5578..c7cd0b15c70 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS @@ -278,12 +278,17 @@ as you type. See also the new variable ‘text-quoting-style’. ** New minor mode global-eldoc-mode is enabled by default. --- -** Emacs now supports "bracketed paste mode" when running on a terminal -that supports it. This facility allows Emacs to understand pasted -chunks of text as strings to be inserted, instead of interpreting each -character in the pasted text as actual user input. This results in a -paste experience similar to that under a window system, and significant -performance improvements when pasting large amounts of text. +** Emacs now uses "bracketed paste mode" on text terminals that support it. +Bracketed paste mode causes text terminals to wrap pasted text in special +escape sequences that allow Emacs to tell the difference between text +you type and text you paste from other applications. Emacs then +avoids interpreting each character in the pasted text as it does with +keyboard input, which results in a paste experience similar to that +under a window system, and significant performance improvements when +pasting large amounts of text. + +Bracketed paste mode is disabled by default, so Emacs automatically +enables it at startup if the terminal supports it. +++ ** Emacs now supports the latest version of the UBA.