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authorChong Yidong2008-06-11 18:06:53 +0000
committerChong Yidong2008-06-11 18:06:53 +0000
commit0408f85857fda2e7607dcf8add106365f44471f4 (patch)
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Add menu bar changes, and font parsing changes.
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@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ backends. This requires the freetype and fontconfig libraries, and
33supports local fonts (fonts installed on the machine where Emacs is 33supports local fonts (fonts installed on the machine where Emacs is
34running). Additionally, the Xft library can be used for antialiasing 34running). Additionally, the Xft library can be used for antialiasing
35support, the otf library for complex text layout by OpenType fonts, 35support, the otf library for complex text layout by OpenType fonts,
36and the m17n library for text shaping. Fontconfig-like font names 36and the m17n library for text shaping. Emacs now accepts font names
37(e.g. monospace-12) are accepted. 37supplied in the fontconfig format (e.g. "monospace-12:bold") and GTK
38format (e.g. "Monospace Bold 12").
38 39
39** The new configuration option "--with-dbus" enables D-Bus language 40** The new configuration option "--with-dbus" enables D-Bus language
40bindings for Emacs. 41bindings for Emacs.
@@ -165,6 +166,17 @@ unless there's no other window.
165*** New option split-window-preferred-function can be set to a function 166*** New option split-window-preferred-function can be set to a function
166to override the default splitting mechanism of display-buffer. 167to override the default splitting mechanism of display-buffer.
167 168
169** Menu Bar changes
170
171*** The Options menu contains a new entry to turn on Longlines mode.
172
173*** In the Options menu, the "Set Default Font" item applies the
174selected font to the `default' face on all frames, not just the
175current frame. This font setting will be saved if the "Save Options"
176item is used. Furthermore, if Emacs is compiled with both GTK and
177Fontconfig support, the "Set Default Font" item uses the GTK font
178selection dialog instead of an Emacs pop-up menu.
179
168** Emacsclient has been extended to support opening a new terminal 180** Emacsclient has been extended to support opening a new terminal
169frame. Its behavior has been changed to open a new Emacs frame by 181frame. Its behavior has been changed to open a new Emacs frame by
170default. Use the -c option to get the old behavior of opening files in 182default. Use the -c option to get the old behavior of opening files in