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* display.texi (Images): Add xrref to display-images-p.
author Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
date Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:15:53 +0000
parents 513c469ffd50
children 525ad9d19a8b c358d0861b16
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3563 To display an image in an Emacs buffer, you must first create an image 3563 To display an image in an Emacs buffer, you must first create an image
3564 descriptor, then use it as a display specifier in the @code{display} 3564 descriptor, then use it as a display specifier in the @code{display}
3565 property of text that is displayed (@pxref{Display Property}). 3565 property of text that is displayed (@pxref{Display Property}).
3566 3566
3567 Emacs is usually able to display images when it is run on a
3568 graphical terminal. Images cannot be displayed in a text terminal, on
3569 certain graphical terminals that lack the support for this, or if
3570 Emacs is compiled without image support. You can use the function
3571 @code{display-images-p} to determine if images can in principle be
3572 displayed (@pxref{Display Feature Testing}).
3573
3567 Emacs can display a number of different image formats; some of them 3574 Emacs can display a number of different image formats; some of them
3568 are supported only if particular support libraries are installed on 3575 are supported only if particular support libraries are installed on
3569 your machine. In some environments, Emacs can load image 3576 your machine. In some environments, Emacs can load image
3570 libraries on demand; if so, the variable @code{image-library-alist} 3577 libraries on demand; if so, the variable @code{image-library-alist}
3571 can be used to modify the set of known names for these dynamic 3578 can be used to modify the set of known names for these dynamic