[Emacs-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/emacs-23 r100607: * display.texi (Face Attributes): Document negative line widths (Bug#6113).

[Chong Yidong]

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revno: 100607
committer: Chong Yidong <address@hidden>
branch nick: emacs-23
timestamp: Sat 2011-07-02 20:24:00 -0400
message:
  * display.texi (Face Attributes): Document negative line widths (Bug#6113).
modified:
  doc/lispref/ChangeLog
  doc/lispref/display.texi

=== modified file 'doc/lispref/ChangeLog'
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog     2011-06-14 15:13:26 +0000
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog     2011-07-03 00:24:00 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-07-03  Chong Yidong  <address@hidden>
+
+       * display.texi (Face Attributes): Document negative line widths
+       (Bug#6113).
+
 2011-06-14  Chong Yidong  <address@hidden>
 
        * keymaps.texi (Searching Keymaps):

=== modified file 'doc/lispref/display.texi'
--- a/doc/lispref/display.texi  2011-06-14 15:13:26 +0000
+++ b/doc/lispref/display.texi  2011-07-03 00:24:00 +0000
@@ -2094,7 +2094,10 @@
 
 @item @code{(:line-width @var{width} :color @var{color} :style @var{style})}
 This way you can explicitly specify all aspects of the box.  The value
address@hidden specifies the width of the lines to draw; it defaults to 1.
address@hidden specifies the width of the lines to draw; it defaults to
+1.  A negative width @var{-n} means to draw a line of width @var{n}
+that occupies the space of the underlying text, thus avoiding any
+increase in the character height or width.
 
 The value @var{color} specifies the color to draw with.  The default is
 the foreground color of the face for simple boxes, and the background