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diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 18761ea1461e42c269bd9923759cdc690f61a133..b232da4af02d6e76c160b3bc76c41f3de8817fed 100644 (file)
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ types any more.  Add -DUSE_LISP_UNION_TYPE if you want union types.
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 * Changes in Emacs 21.4
 
+** Passing resources on the command line now works on MS Windows.
+You can use --xrm to pass resource settings to Emacs, overriding any
+existing values.  For example:
+
+  emacs --xrm "Emacs.Background:red" --xrm "Emacs.Geometry:100x20"
+
+will start up Emacs on an initial frame of 100x20 with red background,
+irrespective of geometry or background setting on the Windows registry.
+
 ** New features in evaluation commands
 
 *** The function `eval-defun' (C-M-x) called on defface reinitializes