From 112d95c527d298925538c863b97636410968063b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: janneke <janneke>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 10:44:39 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] (Top): Mention GNOME backend for developers.

---
 ChangeLog                       |  3 +++
 Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.texi | 22 ++++++++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 45a3c43de1..d88d9062a4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2004-06-17  Jan Nieuwenhuizen  <janneke@gnu.org>
 
+	* Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.texi (Top): Mention GNOME backend for
+	developers.
+
 	* lily/paper-outputter.cc (file): New method.
 	(dump_string): Use it.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.texi b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.texi
index 25143e2ee1..c488b5e97a 100644
--- a/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.texi
+++ b/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.texi
@@ -8,15 +8,21 @@
 
 @itemize @bullet
 
+@item A experimental GNOME output backend is available for developers.
+It depends on several unreleased softwares such as gnome-guile TLA and
+Pango CVS.  The output interface coverage is sparse, but it already
+does support point-and-click on the GNOME Canvas.  See also
+@file{scm/output-gnome.scm}.
+
 @item Context definitions are now stored in identifiers that match the
 context name, in other words, to modify a @code{Staff} context, the
 following code may be used.
 
 @example
-	\context @{
-	  \Staff
-	  .. 
-	  @}
+\context @{
+  \Staff
+  .. 
+@}
 @end example
 
 @item A new block, @code{\bookpaper} has been introduced to
@@ -25,8 +31,12 @@ hold settings for paper size and output scaling.
 @item Support for fret diagrams  has been contributed by Carl
 D. Sorensen. @file{input/test/fret-diagram.ly} contains an example.
  
-@item The @code{--safe} mode has been revisited: it makes the basic
-@code{ly:} interface available, and stops malicious @TeX{} code.
+@item The @code{--safe-mode} has been revisited: GUILE evaluation
+is done in the R5RS safe module, with only the basic @code{ly:}
+interface available and malicious @TeX{} code is stopped.  However, to
+be reasonably safe, you are advised to use the PostScript backend
+rather than the @TeX{} backend anyway; and if possible use an UML
+sandbox to run gs or latex.
 
 @item Music syntax can now be extended seamlessly. As an example,
 here is the new implementation @code{\applymusic},
-- 
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