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Update for font-backend being enabled by default.

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Glenn Morris 2008-03-05 03:54:31 +00:00
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@ -28,18 +28,19 @@ so we will look at it and add it to the manual.
** 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 @@ inside of --eval command line arguments in order to access
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.