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[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v


From: Glenn Morris
Subject: [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:51:07 +0000

CVSROOT:        /sources/emacs
Module name:    emacs
Changes by:     Glenn Morris <gm>       08/02/21 03:51:07

Index: NEWS
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/etc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.1662
retrieving revision 1.1663
diff -u -b -r1.1662 -r1.1663
--- NEWS        21 Feb 2008 03:35:46 -0000      1.1662
+++ NEWS        21 Feb 2008 03:51:06 -0000      1.1663
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
 
 ** The default X toolkit is now Gtk+, rather than Lucid.
 
+** The new configuration option "--enable-font-backend" enables new code
+for handling fonts by multiple backends (the old font handling codes
+still exist).  This requires the freetype and fontconfig libraries, and
+supports local fonts (fonts installed on the machine where Emacs is running).
+Additionally, the Xft library can be used for antialiasing support.
+Fontconfig-like font names (e.g. monospace-12) are also accepted.
+
 ** The new configuration option "--with-dbus" enables D-Bus language
 bindings for Emacs.
 
@@ -82,11 +89,6 @@
 recompiling existing .elc files which don't need to be shared with older
 Emacsen.
 
-** Emacs now supports local fonts (fonts installed in the same machine
-as Emacs is running) using the freetype and fontconfig libraries.
-On X, antialias support is available via the Xft library.
-Fontconfig-like font names (e.g. monospace-12) are also accepted.
-
 ** There are assorted new coding systems/aliases -- see M-x 
list-coding-systems.
 
 ** There is a new charset implementation with many new charsets.
@@ -746,7 +748,15 @@
 Auto Composition Mode to compose characters.  The default value is the
 function `auto-compose-chars'.
 
-** Font Backend changes.
+** Changes related to the new font backend.
+
+Which font backends to use can be specified by X resource "FontBackend".
+For instance, if you want to use Xft fonts only,
+
+Emacs.FontBackend: xft
+
+will work.  If this resource is not set, Emacs tries to use all font
+backends available on your graphic device.
 
 *** New frame parameter `font-backend' specifies a list of
 font-backends supported by the frame's graphic device.  On X, they are




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