From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#19298: 25.0.50; `set-frame-font': non-nil FRAMES argument Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2014 12:24:09 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <31a16b3d-7470-4f8a-b422-a0e9ba3a923d@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1417983937 23863 80.91.229.3 (7 Dec 2014 20:25:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2014 20:25:37 +0000 (UTC) To: 19298@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Dec 07 21:25:30 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XxiOY-0004Ym-FV for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 07 Dec 2014 21:25:30 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:59091 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XxiOX-0003dy-Sk for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:25:29 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:58071) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XxiOG-0003Q8-NJ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:25:23 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XxiO6-0002GA-EG for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:25:12 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:59386) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XxiO6-0002Fj-AC for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:25:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XxiO5-0004kt-RU for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:25:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:25:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 19298 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.141798388418248 (code B ref -1); Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:25:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 Dec 2014 20:24:44 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:56599 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XxiNn-0004kG-H0 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:24:43 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:56204) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XxiNl-0004k7-8J for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:24:41 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XxiNa-00028w-MG for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:24:40 -0500 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:47855) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XxiNa-00028r-Gd for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:24:30 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:57879) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XxiNR-00034k-Oc for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:24:30 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XxiNF-00025V-Jw for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:24:21 -0500 Original-Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:42860) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XxiNF-00025R-D6 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:24:09 -0500 Original-Received: from acsinet21.oracle.com (acsinet21.oracle.com [141.146.126.237]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id sB7KO82I001103 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Sun, 7 Dec 2014 20:24:08 GMT Original-Received: from aserz7022.oracle.com (aserz7022.oracle.com [141.146.126.231]) by acsinet21.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id sB7KO7Bg025526 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Sun, 7 Dec 2014 20:24:08 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0015.oracle.com (abhmp0015.oracle.com [141.146.116.21]) by aserz7022.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id sB7KO7QL024618 for ; Sun, 7 Dec 2014 20:24:07 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.8.2 (807160) [OL 12.0.6691.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: acsinet21.oracle.com [141.146.126.237] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x-2.6.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:96964 Archived-At: The doc string says: If FRAMES is non-nil, it should be a list of frames to act upon, or t meaning all existing graphical frames. Also, if FRAMES is non-nil, alter the user's Customization settings ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ as though the font-related attributes of the `default' face had been "set in this session", so that the font is applied to future frames. I don't understand why a list of frames should alter Customization settings. Parameter FRAMES was added for Emacs 24, and it probably hasn't gotten much use yet. For code to change the font for a given list of frames and NOT ALSO screw with the user's customization settings, the code must select each frame in turn and call `set-frame-font' with a nil FRAMES arg. That's silly, no? I am coming up against this right now. Hard to believe that there is no simple way to change the font of a frame and NOT ALSO change custom settings without selecting that frame. Why does that design make sense? In GNU Emacs 25.0.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32) of 2014-10-20 on LEG570 Bzr revision: 118168 rgm@gnu.org-20141020195941-icp42t8ttcnud09g Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601 Configured using: `configure --enable-checking=3Dyes,glyphs CPPFLAGS=3D-DGLYPH_DEBUG=3D1'