efaq: New in Emacs 20
4.8 What is different about Emacs 20?
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The differences between Emacs versions 18 and 19 were rather dramatic;
the introduction of frames, faces, and colors on windowing systems was
obvious to even the most casual user.
There are differences between Emacs versions 19 and 20 as well, but
many are more subtle or harder to find. Among the changes are the
inclusion of MULE code for languages that use non-Latin characters and
for mixing several languages in the same document; the “Customize”
facility for modifying variables without having to use Lisp; and
automatic conversion of files from Macintosh, Microsoft, and Unix
platforms.