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Add menu bar changes, and font parsing changes.
author Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
date Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:06:53 +0000
parents edc51d72cb17
children 37aeb92752e7
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31 ** Fonts are handled by new code capable of dealing with multiple font 31 ** Fonts are handled by new code capable of dealing with multiple font
32 backends. This requires the freetype and fontconfig libraries, and 32 backends. This requires the freetype and fontconfig libraries, and
33 supports local fonts (fonts installed on the machine where Emacs is 33 supports local fonts (fonts installed on the machine where Emacs is
34 running). Additionally, the Xft library can be used for antialiasing 34 running). Additionally, the Xft library can be used for antialiasing
35 support, the otf library for complex text layout by OpenType fonts, 35 support, the otf library for complex text layout by OpenType fonts,
36 and the m17n library for text shaping. Fontconfig-like font names 36 and the m17n library for text shaping. Emacs now accepts font names
37 (e.g. monospace-12) are accepted. 37 supplied in the fontconfig format (e.g. "monospace-12:bold") and GTK
38 format (e.g. "Monospace Bold 12").
38 39
39 ** The new configuration option "--with-dbus" enables D-Bus language 40 ** The new configuration option "--with-dbus" enables D-Bus language
40 bindings for Emacs. 41 bindings for Emacs.
41 42
42 ** The Mac Carbon port is no longer supported. 43 ** The Mac Carbon port is no longer supported.
162 unless there's no other window. 163 unless there's no other window.
163 *** New option split-width-threshold controls horizontal splitting. 164 *** New option split-width-threshold controls horizontal splitting.
164 *** A window can be split horizontally even when it's not full-width. 165 *** A window can be split horizontally even when it's not full-width.
165 *** New option split-window-preferred-function can be set to a function 166 *** New option split-window-preferred-function can be set to a function
166 to override the default splitting mechanism of display-buffer. 167 to override the default splitting mechanism of display-buffer.
168
169 ** Menu Bar changes
170
171 *** The Options menu contains a new entry to turn on Longlines mode.
172
173 *** In the Options menu, the "Set Default Font" item applies the
174 selected font to the `default' face on all frames, not just the
175 current frame. This font setting will be saved if the "Save Options"
176 item is used. Furthermore, if Emacs is compiled with both GTK and
177 Fontconfig support, the "Set Default Font" item uses the GTK font
178 selection dialog instead of an Emacs pop-up menu.
167 179
168 ** Emacsclient has been extended to support opening a new terminal 180 ** Emacsclient has been extended to support opening a new terminal
169 frame. Its behavior has been changed to open a new Emacs frame by 181 frame. Its behavior has been changed to open a new Emacs frame by
170 default. Use the -c option to get the old behavior of opening files in 182 default. Use the -c option to get the old behavior of opening files in
171 the currently selected Emacs frame. 183 the currently selected Emacs frame.