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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
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, (continued)
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Michael W. Olson, 2008/02/10
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Glenn Morris, 2008/02/10
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Glenn Morris, 2008/02/10
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Stefan Monnier, 2008/02/11
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Dan Nicolaescu, 2008/02/14
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Glenn Morris, 2008/02/14
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Glenn Morris, 2008/02/16
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Juri Linkov, 2008/02/16
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Dan Nicolaescu, 2008/02/17
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Glenn Morris, 2008/02/20
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v,
Glenn Morris <=
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Glenn Morris, 2008/02/21
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Glenn Morris, 2008/02/21
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Glenn Morris, 2008/02/21
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Glenn Morris, 2008/02/21
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Glenn Morris, 2008/02/21
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Kenichi Handa, 2008/02/21
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Michael W. Olson, 2008/02/21
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Kenichi Handa, 2008/02/21
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Glenn Morris, 2008/02/21
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS,v, Glenn Morris, 2008/02/21