X-Git-Url: http://git.chise.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=6dd0a431329eac718bff2222e2dada2b4757e5b9;hb=3dbe5210009c5328999362178544d143a8f7b992;hp=3964782ad3cde5c7049719edcd5789a4aed5e80f;hpb=a20c7810a3e8558383aa6a65b96ac2f0ec5d1c4f;p=m17n%2Fm17n-lib.git diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 3964782..6dd0a43 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -5,14 +5,36 @@ Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 See the end for copying conditions. -* Changes in the m17n library 1.1 +* Changes in the m17n library 1.2.0 + +** Two new variables MTEXT_FORMAT_UTF_16 and MTEXT_FORMAT_UTF_32. +They are initialized to one of MTEXT_FORMAT_UTF_16LE, +MTEXT_FORMAT_UTF_16BE, MTEXT_FORMAT_UTF_LE, MTEXT_FORMAT_UTF_32BE +dependending on the systems's endianess. + +** In the argument PLIST of mframe (), the key Mfont can be used to +specify which font-backend to use. The value must be Mx or Mfreetype. + +** New function mfont_list () returns a list of matching fonts. + +** New function m17n_status () returns the current initialization +status. + +** New function minput_reset () resets the current input context. + +** Names of sample programs have prefix "m17n-" instead of single "m". +This is to avoid confiliction of program names included in the other +packages. + + +* Changes in the m17n library 1.1.0 ** The "configure" script now detects Fontconfig, Xft2, and GD libraries. -If Fontconfig library is found, find local font files (that are to be -handled by the Freetype library) by fontconfig, and if Xft2 library is -also found, draw text by Xft. +If Fontconfig library is found, the library find local font files +(that are to be handled by the Freetype library) by fontconfig, and if +Xft2 library is also found, draw text by Xft. ** Mdevice (new symbol) is recoginized as a key in the argument PLIST of mframe (). @@ -35,11 +57,14 @@ So, for instance, an application can change the default face of a frame after the frame is created. The sample program "medit" utilize it now. +** New function mfontset_lookup () reports contents of a fontset. + ** New function mplist_deseriaze () parses an M-Text and generates a plist. -** The functions mfont_name () and mfont_from_name () are now -obsolete. Use mfont_parse_name () and mfont_unparse_name () instead. +** The functions mfont_name () and mfont_from_name () are now obsolete +(still kept for backward compatibility). Use mfont_parse_name () and +mfont_unparse_name () instead. ** The sample program "mdump" generates PNG image file instead of PBM. @@ -74,7 +99,7 @@ License along with the m17n library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. -Local variables: +Local Variables: mode: outline paragraph-separate: "[ ]*$" -end: +End: