[Emacs-diffs] emacs/etc NEWS

[Chong Yidong]

CVSROOT:        /sources/emacs
Module name:    emacs
Changes by:     Chong Yidong <cyd>      09/06/13 00:26:46

Modified files:
        etc            : NEWS 

Log message:
        Describe buffer-face-mode properly.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/emacs/etc/NEWS?cvsroot=emacs&r1=1.2025&r2=1.2026

Patches:
Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/etc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.2025
retrieving revision 1.2026
diff -u -b -r1.2025 -r1.2026
--- NEWS        26 May 2009 03:04:49 -0000      1.2025
+++ NEWS        13 Jun 2009 00:26:45 -0000      1.2026
@@ -496,10 +496,9 @@
 three steps.  Each step scales the height of the default face by the
 value of the variable `text-scale-mode-step'.
 
-*** The command `buffer-face-mode' prompts for a face name, and remaps
-the default face in the current buffer to that specified face.  The
-command `variable-pitch-mode' turns on Buffer Face mode for the
-`variable-pitch' face.
+*** The commands buffer-face-mode and buffer-face-set can be used to
+remap the default face in the current buffer.  See "Buffer Face mode",
+under New Modes and Packages.
 
 ** Primary selection changes
 +++
@@ -583,14 +582,19 @@
 
 * New Modes and Packages in Emacs 23.1
 
-** FIXME add details of new packages imported from lisp/gnus.
-[Maybe some information from doc/misc/gnus-coding.texi can be reused]
-
 ** Auto Composition Mode is a minor mode that composes characters
 automatically when they are displayed.  It is globally on by default.
 It uses `auto-composition-function' (default `auto-compose-chars').
 
 ** Bubbles, a new game, is similar to SameGame.
+
+** Buffer Face mode is a minor mode for remapping the default face in
+the current buffer.  The variable `buffer-face-mode-face' specifies
+the face to remap to.  The command `buffer-face-set' prompts for a
+face name, sets `buffer-face-mode-face' to it, and enables
+buffer-face-mode.  See "Face changes", under Editing Changes, for a
+description of face remapping.
+
 ---
 ** butterfly flips the desired bit on the drive platter.
 See http://xkcd.com/378/