Merge from emacs--rel--22

Revision: emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-1107

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS.22 b/etc/NEWS.22
index 5d54528988b..3fa234723d1 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS.22
+++ b/etc/NEWS.22
@@ -122,12 +122,18 @@ was mistakenly scrolled on compiles after the first.  Customize
 `compilation-scroll-output' if you want to retain the scrolling.
 
 ** `font-lock-comment-face' no longer differs from the default on
-displays with fewer than 16 colors (e.g. older xterms and the Linux console).
-On such displays, only the comment delimiters will appear to be fontified
-(in the new face `font-lock-comment-delimiter-face').  To restore the
-old appearance, customize `font-lock-comment-face', or use a newer terminal
-emulator that supports more colors (256 is now common).  (This was new
-in Emacs 22.1, but was not described.)
+displays with fewer than 16 colors and dark background (e.g. older
+xterms and the Linux console).  On such displays, only the comment
+delimiters will appear to be fontified (in the new face
+`font-lock-comment-delimiter-face').  To restore the old appearance,
+customize `font-lock-comment-face'. Another alternative is to use a
+newer terminal emulator that supports more colors (256 is now common).
+For example, for xterm compatible emulators that support 256 colors,
+you can run emacs like this: 
+env TERM=xterm-256color emacs -nw
+(This was new in Emacs 22.1, but was not described.  In Emacs 22.1
+this also happened for terminals with a light background, that is not
+the case anymore).
 
 * New Modes and Packages in Emacs 22.2