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authorLars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>2019-09-29 13:32:30 +0200
committerLars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>2019-09-29 13:32:30 +0200
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Move convert-images-externally documentation to Emacs manual
* doc/emacs/files.texi (File Conveniences): Move bit about convert-images-externally to user manual from lispref manual.
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@@ -2161,6 +2161,15 @@ never be rendered using ImageMagick, regardless of the value of
but Emacs should not). To disable ImageMagick entirely, change
@code{imagemagick-types-inhibit} to @code{t}.
+@vindex convert-images-externally
+ If Emacs doesn't have native support for the image format in
+question, and @code{convert-images-externally} is non-@code{nil},
+Emacs will try to determine whether there are external utilities that
+can be used to transform the image in question to @acronym{PNG} before
+displaying. GraphicsMagick, ImageMagick and @command{ffmpeg} are
+currently supported for image conversions.
+
+
@findex thumbs-mode
@cindex mode, Thumbs
The Image-Dired package can also be used to view images as