From 11a365f9f293dcdb11af66a829c39f1163dbffb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 17:14:05 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document the new min-colors face attribute. --- etc/NEWS | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index a9ac7ea2956..812b27939ab 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS @@ -713,6 +713,13 @@ than 8 colors. For example, for `xterm', 16-color, 88-color, and the extended number of colors, and defines the appropriate entries for all of these colors. ++++ +*** Emacs now uses the full range of available colors for the default +faces when running on a color terminal, including 16-, 88-, and +256-color xterms. This means that when you run "emacs -nw" on an +88-color or 256-color xterm, you will see essentially the same face +colors as on X. + --- *** There's a new support for colors on `rxvt' terminal emulator. @@ -1822,6 +1829,13 @@ a match if part of it has a read-only property. configuration files. * Lisp Changes in Emacs 21.4 ++++ +** New face attribute `min-colors' can be used to tailor the face color +to the number of colors supported by a display, and define the +foreground and background colors accordingly so that they look best on +a terminal that supports at least this many colors. This is now the +preferred method for defining default faces in a way that makes a good +use of the capabilities of the display. ** New function 'define-fringe-bitmap' can now be used to change the built-in fringe bitmaps, as well as create new fringe bitmaps. -- 2.39.2