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57194:4871edb9e1d3

	% emacs --eval '(setq server-name "foo")' -f server-start &
	% emacs --eval '(setq server-name "bar")' -f server-start &
	% emacsclient -s foo file1
	% emacsclient -s bar file2

** On window systems, lines which are exactly as wide as the window
(not counting the final newline character) are no longer broken into
two lines on the display (with just the newline on the second line).
Instead, the newline now "overflows" into the right fringe, and the
cursor will be displayed in the fringe when positioned on that newline.

The new user option 'overflow-newline-into-fringe' may be set to nil to
revert to the old behaviour of continuing such lines.

** The buffer boundaries (i.e. first and last line in the buffer) may
now be marked with angle bitmaps in the fringes.  In addition, up and
down arrow bitmaps may be shown at the top and bottom of the left or
right fringe if the window can be scrolled in either direction.

** file-remote-p now returns an identifier for the remote system,
if the file is indeed remote.  (Before, the return value was t in
this case.)

** The display space :width and :align-to text properties are now
supported on text terminals.

** Support for displaying image slices

*** New display property (slice X Y WIDTH HEIGHT) may be used with
an image property to display only a specific slice of the image.

specify image slice (X Y WIDTH HEIGHT).

*** New function insert-sliced-image inserts a given image as a
specified number of evenly sized slices (rows x columns).

** New line-height and line-spacing properties for newline characters

A newline may now have line-height and line-spacing text or overlay
properties that control the height of the corresponding display row.

If the line-spacing value is a cons (total . SPACING) where SPACING is
any of the forms described above, the value of SPACING is used as the
total height of the line, i.e. a varying number of pixels are inserted
after each line to make each line exactly that many pixels high.


** The buffer local line-spacing variable may now have a float value,
which is used as a height relative to the default frame line height.

** Enhancements to stretch display properties

The display property stretch specification form `(space PROPS)', where
PROPS is a property list now allows pixel based width and height
specifications, as well as enhanced horizontal text alignment.

height) of the specified image.

The form `(+ EXPR ...)' adds up the value of the expressions.
The form `(- EXPR ...)' negates or subtracts the value of the expressions.

** Normally, the cursor is displayed at the end of any overlay and
text property string that may be present at the current window
position.  The cursor may now be placed on any character of such
strings by giving that character a non-nil `cursor' text property.

foreground and background colors accordingly so that they look best on
a terminal that supports at least this many colors.  This is now the
preferred method for defining default faces in a way that makes a good
use of the capabilities of the display.

** New function 'define-fringe-bitmap' can now be used to change the
built-in fringe bitmaps, as well as create new fringe bitmaps.
The return value is a number identifying the new fringe bitmap.

To change a built-in bitmap, do (require 'fringe) and identify the
bitmap to change with the value of the corresponding symbol, like
`left-truncation-fringe-bitmap' or `continued-line-fringe-bitmap'.

** New function 'destroy-fringe-bitmap' may be used to destroy a
previously created bitmap, or restore a built-in bitmap.

** New function 'set-fringe-bitmap-face' can now be used to set a
specific face to be used for a specific fringe bitmap.  Normally,
this should be a face derived from the `fringe' face, specifying
the foreground color as the desired color of the bitmap.

** There are new display properties, left-fringe and right-fringe,
that can be used to show a specific bitmap in the left or right fringe
bitmap of the display line.

Format is 'display '(left-fringe BITMAP [FACE]), where BITMAP is a
number identifying a fringe bitmap, either built-in or as returned by
`define-fringe-bitmap', and FACE is an optional face name to be used
for displaying the bitmap.

** New function `fringe-bitmaps-at-pos' returns a cons (LEFT . RIGHT)
identifying the current fringe bitmaps in the display line at a given
buffer position.  A nil value means no bitmap.

** Multiple overlay arrows can now be defined and managed via the new
variable `overlay-arrow-variable-list'.  It contains a list of

arguments as `get-char-property' and returns a cons whose car is the
return value of `get-char-property' called with those arguments and
whose cdr is the overlay in which the property was found, or nil if
it was found as a text property or not found at all.

** The mouse pointer shape in void text areas (i.e. after the end of a
line or below the last line in the buffer) of the text window is now
controlled by the new variable `void-text-area-pointer'.  The default
is to use the `arrow' (non-text) pointer.  Other choices are `text'
(or nil), `hand', `vdrag', `hdrag', `modeline', and `hourglass'.

** The mouse pointer shape over an image can now be controlled by the
:pointer image property.

** The mouse pointer shape over ordinary text or images may now be
controlled/overriden via the `pointer' text property.

** Images may now have an associated image map via the :map property.

An image map is an alist where each element has the format (AREA ID PLIST).
An AREA is specified as either a rectangle, a circle, or a polygon:
A rectangle is a cons (rect . ((x0 . y0) . (x1 . y1))) specifying the

57195:720d7ae784c7

	% emacs --eval '(setq server-name "foo")' -f server-start &
	% emacs --eval '(setq server-name "bar")' -f server-start &
	% emacsclient -s foo file1
	% emacsclient -s bar file2

+++
** On window systems, lines which are exactly as wide as the window
(not counting the final newline character) are no longer broken into
two lines on the display (with just the newline on the second line).
Instead, the newline now "overflows" into the right fringe, and the
cursor will be displayed in the fringe when positioned on that newline.

The new user option 'overflow-newline-into-fringe' may be set to nil to
revert to the old behaviour of continuing such lines.

+++
** The buffer boundaries (i.e. first and last line in the buffer) may
now be marked with angle bitmaps in the fringes.  In addition, up and
down arrow bitmaps may be shown at the top and bottom of the left or
right fringe if the window can be scrolled in either direction.

** file-remote-p now returns an identifier for the remote system,
if the file is indeed remote.  (Before, the return value was t in
this case.)

+++
** The display space :width and :align-to text properties are now
supported on text terminals.

+++
** Support for displaying image slices

*** New display property (slice X Y WIDTH HEIGHT) may be used with
an image property to display only a specific slice of the image.

specify image slice (X Y WIDTH HEIGHT).

*** New function insert-sliced-image inserts a given image as a
specified number of evenly sized slices (rows x columns).

+++
** New line-height and line-spacing properties for newline characters

A newline may now have line-height and line-spacing text or overlay
properties that control the height of the corresponding display row.

If the line-spacing value is a cons (total . SPACING) where SPACING is
any of the forms described above, the value of SPACING is used as the
total height of the line, i.e. a varying number of pixels are inserted
after each line to make each line exactly that many pixels high.

** The buffer local line-spacing variable may now have a float value,
which is used as a height relative to the default frame line height.

+++
** Enhancements to stretch display properties

The display property stretch specification form `(space PROPS)', where
PROPS is a property list now allows pixel based width and height
specifications, as well as enhanced horizontal text alignment.

height) of the specified image.

The form `(+ EXPR ...)' adds up the value of the expressions.
The form `(- EXPR ...)' negates or subtracts the value of the expressions.

+++
** Normally, the cursor is displayed at the end of any overlay and
text property string that may be present at the current window
position.  The cursor may now be placed on any character of such
strings by giving that character a non-nil `cursor' text property.

foreground and background colors accordingly so that they look best on
a terminal that supports at least this many colors.  This is now the
preferred method for defining default faces in a way that makes a good
use of the capabilities of the display.

+++
** Customizable fringe bitmaps

*** New function 'define-fringe-bitmap' can now be used to change the
built-in fringe bitmaps, as well as create new fringe bitmaps.
The return value is a number identifying the new fringe bitmap.

To change a built-in bitmap, do (require 'fringe) and identify the
bitmap to change with the value of the corresponding symbol, like
`left-truncation-fringe-bitmap' or `continued-line-fringe-bitmap'.

*** New function 'destroy-fringe-bitmap' may be used to destroy a
previously created bitmap, or restore a built-in bitmap.

*** New function 'set-fringe-bitmap-face' can now be used to set a
specific face to be used for a specific fringe bitmap.  Normally,
this should be a face derived from the `fringe' face, specifying
the foreground color as the desired color of the bitmap.

*** There are new display properties, left-fringe and right-fringe,
that can be used to show a specific bitmap in the left or right fringe
bitmap of the display line.

Format is 'display '(left-fringe BITMAP [FACE]), where BITMAP is a
number identifying a fringe bitmap, either built-in or as returned by
`define-fringe-bitmap', and FACE is an optional face name to be used
for displaying the bitmap.

*** New function `fringe-bitmaps-at-pos' returns a cons (LEFT . RIGHT)
identifying the current fringe bitmaps in the display line at a given
buffer position.  A nil value means no bitmap.

** Multiple overlay arrows can now be defined and managed via the new
variable `overlay-arrow-variable-list'.  It contains a list of

arguments as `get-char-property' and returns a cons whose car is the
return value of `get-char-property' called with those arguments and
whose cdr is the overlay in which the property was found, or nil if
it was found as a text property or not found at all.

+++ (lispref)
??? (man)
** The mouse pointer shape in void text areas (i.e. after the end of a
line or below the last line in the buffer) of the text window is now
controlled by the new variable `void-text-area-pointer'.  The default
is to use the `arrow' (non-text) pointer.  Other choices are `text'
(or nil), `hand', `vdrag', `hdrag', `modeline', and `hourglass'.

+++
** The mouse pointer shape over an image can now be controlled by the
:pointer image property.

+++
** The mouse pointer shape over ordinary text or images may now be
controlled/overriden via the `pointer' text property.

+++
** Images may now have an associated image map via the :map property.

An image map is an alist where each element has the format (AREA ID PLIST).
An AREA is specified as either a rectangle, a circle, or a polygon:
A rectangle is a cons (rect . ((x0 . y0) . (x1 . y1))) specifying the