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Added release notes for #3802 and #3856 [ci skip]

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@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ An optional ``include_layered_windows`` parameter has been added to ``ImageGrab.
defaulting to ``False``. If true, layered windows will be included in the resulting
image on Windows.
Variation fonts
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Variation fonts are now supported, allowing for different styles from the same font
file. ``ImageFont.FreeTypeFont`` has four new methods,
:py:meth:`PIL.ImageFont.FreeTypeFont.get_variation_names` and
:py:meth:`PIL.ImageFont.FreeTypeFont.set_variation_by_name` for using named styles, and
:py:meth:`PIL.ImageFont.FreeTypeFont.get_variation_axes` and
:py:meth:`PIL.ImageFont.FreeTypeFont.set_variation_by_axes` for using font axes
instead. An ``IOError`` will be raised if the font is not a variation font. FreeType
2.9.1 or greater is required.
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@ -19,3 +31,9 @@ ImageTk.getimage
This function is now supported. It returns the contents of an ``ImageTk.PhotoImage`` as
an RGBA ``Image.Image`` instance.
Top To Bottom Complex Text Rendering
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Drawing text in the 'ttb' direction with ImageFont has been significantly improved.
Note that it now requires raqm 0.7 or greater however.