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authorPaul Eggert2011-05-17 17:39:40 -0700
committerPaul Eggert2011-05-17 17:39:40 -0700
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@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ error, its exit status is 1.
90 90
91** auto-mode-case-fold is now enabled by default. 91** auto-mode-case-fold is now enabled by default.
92 92
93** Internationalization changes
94
93+++ 95+++
94** Emacs now supports display and editing of bidirectional text. 96*** Emacs now supports display and editing of bidirectional text.
95 97
96See the node "Bidirectional Editing" in the Emacs Manual for some 98See the node "Bidirectional Editing" in the Emacs Manual for some
97initial documentation. 99initial documentation.
@@ -117,6 +119,20 @@ Note that some advanced display features, such as overlay strings and
117`display' text properties, do not yet work correctly when 119`display' text properties, do not yet work correctly when
118bidirectional text is reordered for display. 120bidirectional text is reordered for display.
119 121
122+++
123*** Enhanced support for characters that have no glyphs in available fonts.
124If a character has no glyphs in any of the available fonts, Emacs by
125default will display it either as a hexadecimal code in a box or as a
126thin 1-pixel space. In addition to these two methods, Emacs can
127display these characters as empty box, as an acronym, or not display
128them at all. To change how these characters are displayed, customize
129the variable `glyphless-char-display-control'.
130
131On character terminals these methods are used for characters that
132cannot be encoded by the `terminal-coding-system'.
133
134*** There are two new input methods for Persian/Farsi: farsi and farsi-translit.
135
120** GTK scroll-bars are now placed on the right by default. 136** GTK scroll-bars are now placed on the right by default.
121Use `set-scroll-bar-mode' to change this. 137Use `set-scroll-bar-mode' to change this.
122 138
@@ -154,18 +170,6 @@ off by customizing x-gtk-use-system-tooltips.
154with Xft. To change font, use the X resource font, for example: 170with Xft. To change font, use the X resource font, for example:
155Emacs.pane.menubar.font: Courier-12 171Emacs.pane.menubar.font: Courier-12
156 172
157+++
158** Enhanced support for characters that have no glyphs in available fonts.
159If a character has no glyphs in any of the available fonts, Emacs by
160default will display it either as a hexadecimal code in a box or as a
161thin 1-pixel space. In addition to these two methods, Emacs can
162display these characters as empty box, as an acronym, or not display
163them at all. To change how these characters are displayed, customize
164the variable `glyphless-char-display-control'.
165
166On character terminals these methods are used for characters that
167cannot be encoded by the `terminal-coding-system'.
168
169** On graphical displays, the mode-line no longer ends in dashes. 173** On graphical displays, the mode-line no longer ends in dashes.
170 174
171** On Nextstep/OSX, the menu bar can be hidden by customizing 175** On Nextstep/OSX, the menu bar can be hidden by customizing