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Update for font-backend being enabled by default.
author Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
date Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:54:31 +0000
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27 * Installation Changes in Emacs 23.1 27 * Installation Changes in Emacs 23.1
28 28
29 ** The default X toolkit is now Gtk+, rather than Lucid. 29 ** The default X toolkit is now Gtk+, rather than Lucid.
30 30
31 ** The new configuration option "--enable-font-backend" enables new code 31 ** Fonts are handled by new code capable of dealing with multiple font
32 for handling fonts by multiple backends (the old font handling codes 32 backends. This requires the freetype and fontconfig libraries, and
33 still exist). This requires the freetype and fontconfig libraries, and 33 supports local fonts (fonts installed on the machine where Emacs is
34 supports local fonts (fonts installed on the machine where Emacs is running). 34 running). Additionally, the Xft library can be used for antialiasing
35 Additionally, the Xft library can be used for antialiasing support. 35 support. Fontconfig-like font names (e.g. monospace-12) are also
36 Fontconfig-like font names (e.g. monospace-12) are also accepted. 36 accepted. The old font handling code can be used by passing the
37 configure option `--disable-font-backend'.
37 38
38 ** The new configuration option "--with-dbus" enables D-Bus language 39 ** The new configuration option "--with-dbus" enables D-Bus language
39 bindings for Emacs. 40 bindings for Emacs.
40 41
41 ** The Mac Carbon port is no longer supported. 42 ** The Mac Carbon port is no longer supported.
42 Instead, use... [what?] 43 Instead, use... [FIXME what?]
43 44
44 ** configure now checks for libgif before libungif when searching for 45 ** configure now checks for libgif before libungif when searching for
45 a GIF library. 46 a GIF library.
46 47
47 ** Support for systems without alloca has been removed. 48 ** Support for systems without alloca has been removed.
198 This is a convenience alias, so that one can write `(pop argv)' 199 This is a convenience alias, so that one can write `(pop argv)'
199 inside of --eval command line arguments in order to access 200 inside of --eval command line arguments in order to access
200 following arguments. 201 following arguments.
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202 ** The new command-line option `--disable-font-backend' disables the 203 ** The new command-line option `--disable-font-backend' disables the
203 new font backend code at runtime. This option is only available if 204 new font backend code at runtime. This option is not available if
204 Emacs was compiled with font-backend support. 205 Emacs was compiled without font-backend support.
205 206
206 ** The abbrev file is no longer read at startup in batch mode. 207 ** The abbrev file is no longer read at startup in batch mode.
207 208
208 * Incompatible Editing Changes in Emacs 23.1 209 * Incompatible Editing Changes in Emacs 23.1
209 210