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Document new features of Whitespace mode

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* doc/emacs/display.texi (Useless Whitespace): Document
'whitespace-toggle-options' and the new 'big-indent' style.
Document 'whitespace-big-indent-regexp'.  Document the Global
Whitespace mode.
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@ -1164,12 +1164,15 @@ indicate-empty-lines t)}.
@cindex mode, Whitespace @cindex mode, Whitespace
@findex whitespace-mode @findex whitespace-mode
@vindex whitespace-style @vindex whitespace-style
@findex whitespace-toggle-options
Whitespace mode is a buffer-local minor mode that lets you Whitespace mode is a buffer-local minor mode that lets you
visualize many kinds of whitespace in the buffer, by either visualize many kinds of whitespace in the buffer, by either
drawing the whitespace characters with a special face or displaying drawing the whitespace characters with a special face or displaying
them as special glyphs. To toggle this mode, type @kbd{M-x them as special glyphs. To toggle this mode, type @kbd{M-x
whitespace-mode}. The kinds of whitespace visualized are determined whitespace-mode}. The kinds of whitespace visualized are determined
by the list variable @code{whitespace-style}. Here is a partial list by the list variable @code{whitespace-style}. Individual elements in
that list can be toggled on or off in the current buffer by typing
@w{@kbd{M-x whitespace-toggle-options}}. Here is a partial list
of possible elements (see the variable's documentation for the full of possible elements (see the variable's documentation for the full
list): list):
@ -1200,6 +1203,13 @@ Highlight newlines.
@item empty @item empty
Highlight empty lines. Highlight empty lines.
@item big-indent
@vindex whitespace-big-indent-regexp
Highlight too-deep indentation. By default any sequence of at least 4
consecutive TAB characters or 32 consecutive SPC characters is
highlighted. To change that, customize the regular expression
@code{whitespace-big-indent-regexp}.
@item space-mark @item space-mark
Draw space and non-breaking characters with a special glyph. Draw space and non-breaking characters with a special glyph.
@ -1210,6 +1220,12 @@ Draw tab characters with a special glyph.
Draw newline characters with a special glyph. Draw newline characters with a special glyph.
@end table @end table
@findex global-whitespace-toggle-options
@findex global-whitespace-mode
Global Whitespace mode is a global minor mode that lets you visualize
whitespace in all buffers. To toggle individual features, use
@kbd{M-x global-whitespace-toggle-options}.
@node Selective Display @node Selective Display
@section Selective Display @section Selective Display
@cindex selective display @cindex selective display

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@ -919,9 +919,11 @@ use PDF instead of DVI.
`prettify-symbols-mode' in a tex-mode buffer, \alpha ... \omega, and `prettify-symbols-mode' in a tex-mode buffer, \alpha ... \omega, and
many other math macros are displayed using unicode characters. many other math macros are displayed using unicode characters.
** whitespace-mode: new 'big-indent style highlighting too much indentation. +++
By default, 32 spaces and four TABs are considered to be too much but ** New `big-indent' style in `whitespace-mode' highlights deep indentation.
`whitespace-big-indent-regexp' can be configured to change that. By default, 32 consecutive spaces or four consecutive TABs are
considered to be too deep, but the new variable
`whitespace-big-indent-regexp' can be customized to change that.
** tildify: `tildify-space-string', `tildify-pattern', and ** tildify: `tildify-space-string', `tildify-pattern', and
`tildify-foreach-region-function' variables added making `tildify-foreach-region-function' variables added making