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@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ Emacs with Leim.
 
 * Changes in Emacs 21.3
 
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+** There's a new face `minibuffer-prompt'.
+Emacs adds this face to the list of text properties stored in the
+variable `minibuffer-prompt-properties', which is used to display the
+prompt string.
+
 ** A menu item "Show/Hide" was added to the top-level menu "Options".
 This menu allows you to turn various display features on and off (like
 tool bar and the menu bar itself).  You can also move the vertical