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24.5; Use of `…' in Info

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Message #38 received at 26299 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 26299 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: bug#26299: 24.5; Use of `…' in Info
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 10:13:47 -0700 (PDT)

> That's related, but not the same issue as what I was talking about.
> This variable is relevant when the default face's font can display a
> symbol or punctuation character.  That is not your case, so in your
> case this variable and the change in code which it disables are not
> relevant.
> 
> As for the change in the default fontsets, it was done to better adapt
> Emacs to the fonts that are usually installed on user machines, and
> there's no reasonable way to describe the effect without knowing what
> fonts are installed and which one is used for the default face.  So
> that change is not in NEWS.

OK, thanks for that additional info.

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