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Don't refer to Emacs 24.3 or older in FAQ

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* doc/misc/efaq.texi: Don't say that the FAQ has been edited.
(Displaying the current line or column, Automatic indentation)
(Problems with very large files, Emacs for other operating systems)
(Right-to-left alphabets, Expanding aliases when sending mail): Remove
references to Emacs 24.3 or older.

(Learning how to do something): Don't include the reference card
price; it is currently incorrect and is likely to be incorrect again
in the future.
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@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ latest version of the FAQ is archived.
The FAQ may be copied and redistributed under these conditions, except that
the FAQ may not be embedded in a larger literary work unless that work
itself allows free copying and redistribution.
[This version has been heavily edited since it was included in the Emacs
distribution in 1999.]
@end quotation
@end copying
@ -545,11 +542,11 @@ printed manual}.
@cindex Reference cards, in other languages
@item
You can get a printed reference card listing commands and keys to
invoke them. You can order one from the FSF for $2 (or 10 for $18),
or you can print your own from the @file{etc/refcards/refcard.tex} or
@file{etc/refcards/refcard.pdf} files in the Emacs distribution.
The Emacs distribution comes with translations of the reference card
into several languages; look for files named
invoke them. You can order one from the FSF, or you can print your
own from the @file{etc/refcards/refcard.tex} or
@file{etc/refcards/refcard.pdf} files in the Emacs distribution. The
Emacs distribution comes with translations of the reference card into
several languages; look for files named
@file{etc/refcards/@var{lang}-refcard.*}, where @var{lang} is a
two-letter code of the language. For example, the German version of
the reference card is in the files @file{etc/refcards/de-refcard.tex}
@ -1808,9 +1805,8 @@ optional display. Alternatively, you can use the
customize @code{display-line-numbers-type} with the same value as you
would use with @code{display-line-numbers}.
There is also the @samp{linum} package (distributed with Emacs since
version 23.1) which will henceforth become obsolete. Users and
developers are encouraged to use @samp{display-line-numbers} instead.
There is also the @samp{linum} package which will henceforth become
obsolete. We recommend using @samp{display-line-numbers} instead.
@node Displaying the current file name in the titlebar
@section How can I modify the titlebar to contain the current file name?
@ -2318,8 +2314,8 @@ usage: xset [-display host:dpy] option ...
@cindex Previous line, indenting according to
@cindex Text indentation
Such behavior is automatic (in Text mode) in Emacs 20 and later. From the
@file{etc/NEWS} file for Emacs 20.2:
Such behavior is automatic (in Text mode). From the @file{etc/NEWS}
file for Emacs 20.2:
@example
** In Text mode, now only blank lines separate paragraphs. This makes
@ -3061,10 +3057,9 @@ Emacs has an inherent fixed limitation on the size of buffers. This
limit is stricter than the maximum size of objects supported by other
programs on the same architecture.
The maximum buffer size on 32-bit machines is 512 MBytes beginning
with version 23.2. If Emacs was built using the
@code{--with-wide-int} flag, the maximum buffer size on 32-bit
machines is 2 GB.
The maximum buffer size on 32-bit machines is 512 MBytes. If Emacs
was built using the @code{--with-wide-int} flag, the maximum buffer
size on 32-bit machines is 2 GB.
Emacs compiled on a 64-bit machine can handle much larger buffers; up
to @code{most-positive-fixnum} (2.3 exabytes).
@ -3490,8 +3485,8 @@ and any Emacs Info files that might be in @file{/usr/local/share/info/}.
@cindex Apple computers, Emacs for
@cindex Macintosh, Emacs for
@cindex macOS, Emacs for
Beginning with version 22.1, Emacs supports macOS natively.
See the file @file{nextstep/INSTALL} in the distribution.
Emacs supports macOS natively. See the file @file{nextstep/INSTALL}
in the distribution.
@cindex FAQ for Emacs on MS-Windows
@cindex Emacs for MS-Windows
@ -3500,8 +3495,8 @@ There is a separate FAQ for Emacs on MS-Windows,
@pxref{Top,,,efaq-w32,FAQ for Emacs on MS Windows}.
@cindex GNUstep, Emacs for
Beginning with version 23.1, Emacs supports GNUstep natively.
See the file @file{nextstep/INSTALL} in the distribution.
Emacs supports GNUstep natively. See the file @file{nextstep/INSTALL}
in the distribution.
@cindex MS-DOS, Emacs for
@cindex DOS, Emacs for
@ -4226,8 +4221,7 @@ Emacs Manual}. For more sophisticated methods,
@cindex bidirectional scripts
Emacs supports display and editing of bidirectional scripts, such as
Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew, since version 24.1.
@xref{New in Emacs 24, bidirectional display}.
Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew.
@node How to add fonts
@ -4368,8 +4362,7 @@ To expand them before this, use @kbd{M-x expand-mail-aliases}.
Emacs normally only reads the @file{.mailrc} file once per session, when
you start to compose your first mail message. If you edit the file
after this, you can use @kbd{M-x build-mail-aliases} to make Emacs
reread it. Prior to Emacs 24.1, this is not an interactive command, so
you must instead type @kbd{M-: (build-mail-aliases) @key{RET}}.
reread it.
@item
If you like, you can expand mail aliases as abbrevs, as soon as you