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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Build/source/texk/web2c/xetexdir/NEWS b/Build/source/texk/web2c/xetexdir/NEWS
index 1dbdf0c0407..721b9444642 100644
--- a/Build/source/texk/web2c/xetexdir/NEWS
+++ b/Build/source/texk/web2c/xetexdir/NEWS
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ XeTeX:
* The right to left support have been switched from e-TeX's TeX--XeT extension
to, a slightly modified version of, the original TeX-XeT extension, which
fixes several issues related to the handling of specials in right to left
- text (colors and hyperlinks mainly).
+ text (colors and hyper links mainly).
* \TeXXeTstate have been deprecated and does not do anything now, the TeX-XeT
support is always enabled.
-* The value of \predisplaydirection is currently ignored, but the functionality
- might be resuscitated in the future.
+* XeTeX still reads/updates the \predisplaydirection but the value is otherwise
+ ignored. The old functionality can be emulated by macro code, and it might be
+ resuscitated in the future.
* It is now possible to use direction switching primitives inside math mode.
* The XDV opcodes have been simplified slightly, and support for DVI-IVD opcodes
(used by TeX-XeT) was added. The DVI id have been bumped to 6 to reflect this.
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ XeTeX:
xdvipdfmx:
* DVI-IVD opcodes are now supported, as well as XDV 6.
-* Various changes shared with xdvipdfx, check its change log for details.
+* Various changes shared with dvipdfmx, check its change log for details.
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XeTeX 0.99991 was released 20140614