Small tweak to docs/newforms.txt

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====================
``django.newforms`` is a new replacement for ``django.forms``, the old Django
form/manipulator/validation framework. This functionality is new in the Django
development version -- i.e., it's not available in the Django 0.95 release.
This document explains how to use this new form library.
form/manipulator/validation framework. This document explains how to use this
new form library.
Migration plan
==============
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* Move the current ``django.newforms`` to ``django.forms``.
* We will remove ``django.oldforms`` in the release *after* the next Django
release -- i.e., the release that comes after the release in which we're
release -- the release that comes after the release in which we're
creating ``django.oldforms``.
With this in mind, we recommend you use the following import statement when
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The library deals with these concepts:
* **Widget** -- A class that corresponds to an HTML form widget, e.g.
``<input type="text">`` or ``<textarea>``.
``<input type="text">`` or ``<textarea>``. This handles rendering of the
widget as HTML.
* **Field** -- A class that is responsible for doing validation, e.g.
an ``EmailField`` that makes sure its data is a valid e-mail address.
* **Form** -- A collection of fields that knows how to validate itself and
display itself as HTML.