# HG changeset patch # User Jason Rumney # Date 1236700654 0 # Node ID 58ec78703942b381e9f19bcd836bf5bd470cfb8c # Parent 02f766280fadf7c3f665d35a6da4e07b9ab1f269 * w32-vars.el (w32-list-proportional-fonts): Make obsolete. * msdog.texi (Windows Misc): Remove doc for obsolete variable. Modify w32-use-visible-system-caret doc to indicate that it should get set automatically. (Windows Fonts): Add doc for the uniscribe backend. diff -r 02f766280fad -r 58ec78703942 doc/emacs/ChangeLog --- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog Tue Mar 10 14:08:52 2009 +0000 +++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog Tue Mar 10 15:57:34 2009 +0000 @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +2009-03-10 Jason Rumney + + * msdog.texi (Windows Misc): Remove doc for obsolete variable. Modify + w32-use-visible-system-caret doc to indicate that it should get set + automatically. + (Windows Fonts): Add doc for the uniscribe backend. + 2009-03-08 Dan Nicolaescu * maintaining.texi (VC Directory Commands): Fix doc for the x key in diff -r 02f766280fad -r 58ec78703942 doc/emacs/msdog.texi --- a/doc/emacs/msdog.texi Tue Mar 10 14:08:52 2009 +0000 +++ b/doc/emacs/msdog.texi Tue Mar 10 15:57:34 2009 +0000 @@ -783,7 +783,14 @@ The old XLFD based format is also supported for backwards compatibility. Emacs 23 supports a number of backends. Currently, the @code{gdi} -font backend is supported on Windows. +and @code{uniscribe} font backends are supported on Windows. The +@code{gdi} font backend is available on all versions of Windows, and +supports all fonts that are natively supported by Windows. The +@code{uniscribe} font backend is available on Windows 2000 and later, +and supports Truetype and Opentype fonts. Some languages requiring +complex layout can only be properly supported by the uniscribe +backend. By default, both backends are enabled if supported, with +@code{uniscribe} taking priority over @code{gdi}. @cindex font properties (MS Windows) @noindent @@ -881,12 +888,14 @@ @vindex w32-use-visible-system-caret @cindex screen reader software, MS-Windows The variable @code{w32-use-visible-system-caret} is a flag that -determines whether to make the system caret visible. The default is -@code{nil}, which means Emacs draws its own cursor to indicate the -position of point. A non-@code{nil} value means Emacs will indicate -point location by the system caret; this facilitates use of screen -reader software. When this variable is non-@code{nil}, other -variables affecting the cursor display have no effect. +determines whether to make the system caret visible. The default when +no screen reader software is in use is @code{nil}, which means Emacs +draws its own cursor to indicate the position of point. A +non-@code{nil} value means Emacs will indicate point location by the +system caret; this facilitates use of screen reader software, and is +the default when such software is detected when running Emacs. +When this variable is non-@code{nil}, other variables affecting the +cursor display have no effect. @iftex @inforef{Windows Misc, , emacs}, for information about additional @@ -900,12 +909,6 @@ non-@code{nil} value causes a frame to grab focus when it is raised. The default is @code{t}, which fits well with the Windows default click-to-focus policy. - -@vindex w32-list-proportional-fonts - The variable @code{w32-list-proportional-fonts} controls whether -proportional fonts are included in the font selection dialog. If its -value is non-@code{nil}, these fonts will be included. The default is -@code{nil}. @end ifnottex @ifnottex diff -r 02f766280fad -r 58ec78703942 lisp/ChangeLog --- a/lisp/ChangeLog Tue Mar 10 14:08:52 2009 +0000 +++ b/lisp/ChangeLog Tue Mar 10 15:57:34 2009 +0000 @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2009-03-10 Jason Rumney + + * w32-vars.el (w32-list-proportional-fonts): Make obsolete. + 2009-03-10 Stefan Monnier * server.el (server-process-filter): Use expand-file-name rather than diff -r 02f766280fad -r 58ec78703942 lisp/w32-vars.el --- a/lisp/w32-vars.el Tue Mar 10 14:08:52 2009 +0000 +++ b/lisp/w32-vars.el Tue Mar 10 15:57:34 2009 +0000 @@ -40,10 +40,9 @@ :type 'boolean :group 'w32) -(defcustom w32-list-proportional-fonts nil - "Include proportional fonts in the default font dialog." - :type 'boolean - :group 'w32) +(defvar w32-list-proportional-fonts nil + "Include proportional fonts in the default font dialog.") +(make-obsolete-variable w32-list-proportional-fonts "No longer used" "23.1") (defcustom w32-allow-system-shell nil "Disable startup warning when using \"system\" shells."