From 8a5719f061dfb026002ed2e6a73224ee60928b22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 11:54:55 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document functions which return display capabilities. --- etc/NEWS | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index db345d1a5fb..826bfc65d62 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS @@ -1780,6 +1780,18 @@ modify their color-related behavior. The primitives `color-gray-p' and `color-supported-p' also work for any frame type. +** Platform-independent functions to describe display capabilities. + +The new functions `display-mouse-p', `display-popup-menus-p', +`display-graphic-p', `display-selections-p', `display-screens', +`display-pixel-width', `display-pixel-height', `display-mm-width', +`display-mm-height', `display-backing-store', `display-save-under', +`display-planes', `display-color-cells', `display-visual-class', and +`display-grayscale-p' describe the basic capabilities of a particular +display. Lisp programs should call these functions instead of testing +the value of the variables `window-system' or `system-type', or calling +platform-specific functions such as `x-display-pixel-width'. + +++ ** The minibuffer prompt is now actually inserted in the minibuffer. -- 2.39.5