# HG changeset patch # User Glenn Morris # Date 1204689271 0 # Node ID 8eb466a9145119c99497089aaed238857fe7f00e # Parent 5e03935bac17d2480e3e7b465ba7cfd0933f3b9d Update for font-backend being enabled by default. diff -r 5e03935bac17 -r 8eb466a91451 etc/NEWS --- a/etc/NEWS Wed Mar 05 03:54:04 2008 +0000 +++ b/etc/NEWS Wed Mar 05 03:54:31 2008 +0000 @@ -28,18 +28,19 @@ ** The default X toolkit is now Gtk+, rather than Lucid. -** The new configuration option "--enable-font-backend" enables new code -for handling fonts by multiple backends (the old font handling codes -still exist). This requires the freetype and fontconfig libraries, and -supports local fonts (fonts installed on the machine where Emacs is running). -Additionally, the Xft library can be used for antialiasing support. -Fontconfig-like font names (e.g. monospace-12) are also accepted. +** Fonts are handled by new code capable of dealing with multiple font +backends. This requires the freetype and fontconfig libraries, and +supports local fonts (fonts installed on the machine where Emacs is +running). Additionally, the Xft library can be used for antialiasing +support. Fontconfig-like font names (e.g. monospace-12) are also +accepted. The old font handling code can be used by passing the +configure option `--disable-font-backend'. ** The new configuration option "--with-dbus" enables D-Bus language bindings for Emacs. ** The Mac Carbon port is no longer supported. -Instead, use... [what?] +Instead, use... [FIXME what?] ** configure now checks for libgif before libungif when searching for a GIF library. @@ -200,8 +201,8 @@ following arguments. ** The new command-line option `--disable-font-backend' disables the -new font backend code at runtime. This option is only available if -Emacs was compiled with font-backend support. +new font backend code at runtime. This option is not available if +Emacs was compiled without font-backend support. ** The abbrev file is no longer read at startup in batch mode.