From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#49050: 26.1; The INSANITY of setting a default font size in EMACS and saving it for future instances. Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2021 05:25:28 +0300 Message-ID: <83o8c635rb.fsf@gnu.org> References: <83wnqv2e7g.fsf@gnu.org> <5a3fc745-5500-94fb-5725-bf6b05cd1b0e@clowderHouse.net> <83r1h32bkx.fsf@gnu.org> <35cbc6ad-32a5-d89c-77eb-582e29c57d8e@clowderHouse.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="25386"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: 49050-done@debbugs.gnu.org To: Jeff B Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Wed Jun 16 04:26:11 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1ltLFq-0006QR-Vg for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 16 Jun 2021 04:26:10 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:45066 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ltLFo-0000CU-Pr for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:26:08 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:32958) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ltLFj-0000CI-3V for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:26:03 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:39581) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ltLFi-0000eW-Ss for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:26:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ltLFi-0005Ks-Is for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:26:02 -0400 Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2021 02:26:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: cc-closed 49050 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Mail-Followup-To: 49050@debbugs.gnu.org, eliz@gnu.org, Jeff_B.atHome@clowderHouse.net Original-Received: via spool by 49050-done@debbugs.gnu.org id=D49050.162381033820470 (code D ref 49050); Wed, 16 Jun 2021 02:26:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 49050-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 16 Jun 2021 02:25:38 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:51126 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ltLFI-0005K4-Kf for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:25:37 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:35104) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ltLFG-0005Jr-GT for 49050-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:25:35 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:52464) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ltLFA-0000KL-S2; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:25:28 -0400 Original-Received: from 84.94.185.95.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.95]:4042 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ltLFA-0001ze-GT; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:25:28 -0400 In-Reply-To: <35cbc6ad-32a5-d89c-77eb-582e29c57d8e@clowderHouse.net> (message from Jeff B on Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:09:15 -0400) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list 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-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:208614 Archived-At: > From: Jeff B > Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:09:15 -0400 > > >> From: Jeff B > >> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:39:29 -0400 > >> > >> There should be an EASY way to change the overall font size in EMACS > >> and save that setting, one which is accessible in the menus where an > >> untutored user can find it and use it. > > On 6/15/21 3:05 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > > > > That easy way is what you tried: Options->Set Default Font, then Save > > Options. I don't know why it didn't work for you, it does for me. > > Well I don't know why the save has never worked for me.  Perhaps it is > because > I've always happened to have tried it on odd number days of the month.  > That's > a good a guess as any. > > I did make the change to my .emacs file which you suggested and it works, so > thank you very much for that, and I shall hang onto that change for future > reference. Thanks, I'm therefore closing this bug.