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; Touch up docs for exchange-point-and-mark-highlight-region

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@ -484,8 +484,9 @@ modal editing packages.
** New user variable 'exchange-point-and-mark-highlight-region'.
When set to nil, this modifies `exchange-point-and-mark' so that it doesn't
activate mark when it is not already active.
The default value is 't' which changes nothing to previous behavior.
activate the mark if it is not already active.
The default value is t, which retains the old behavior.
This variable has no effect when Transient Mark mode is off.
* Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 31.1

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@ -7457,17 +7457,18 @@ Does not set point. Does nothing if mark ring is empty."
(defcustom exchange-point-and-mark-highlight-region t
"Activate region when exchanging point and mark.
When set to nil, this modifies `exchange-point-and-mark' so that it doesn't
activate mark when it is not already active."
When set to nil, this modifies `exchange-point-and-mark' so that it
doesn't activate the mark if it is not already active.
This variable has no effect when Transient Mark mode is off."
:type 'boolean
:group 'editing-basics
:version "31.1")
(defun exchange-point-and-mark (&optional arg)
"Put the mark where point is now, and point where the mark is now.
This command works even when the mark is not active,
and it reactivates the mark unless
`exchange-point-and-mark-highlight-region' is nil.
This command works even when the mark is not active, and it reactivates
the mark unless `exchange-point-and-mark-highlight-region' is nil.
If Transient Mark mode is on, a prefix ARG deactivates the mark
if it is active, and otherwise avoids reactivating it. If