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 * Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 22.1:
 
+** The variable `woman-topic-at-point' was renamed
+to `woman-use-topic-at-point' and behaves differently: if this
+variable is non-nil, the `woman' command uses the word at point
+automatically, without asking for a confirmation.  Otherwise, the word
+at point is suggested as default, but not inserted at the prompt.
+
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 ** Changes to cmuscheme