From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#19298: 25.0.50; `set-frame-font': non-nil FRAMES argument Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 18:24:30 +0200 Message-ID: <87lh3vkqtd.fsf@gnus.org> References: <31a16b3d-7470-4f8a-b422-a0e9ba3a923d@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1462033541 1027 80.91.229.3 (30 Apr 2016 16:25:41 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:25:41 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 19298@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Apr 30 18:25:30 2016 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 1awXhx-0008GA-4H for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 18:25:29 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:58946 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awXht-0006w8-8k for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 12:25:25 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:42694) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awXhk-0006hK-O8 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 12:25:22 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awXhZ-0006S0-22 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 12:25:11 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:45757) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awXhY-0006Ql-Ub for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 12:25:04 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1awXhV-0003c4-JS for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 12:25:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:25:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 19298 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 19298-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B19298.146203347513852 (code B ref 19298); Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:25:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 19298) by debbugs.gnu.org; 30 Apr 2016 16:24:35 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58094 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1awXh5-0003bM-By for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 12:24:35 -0400 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:58233) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1awXh3-0003bE-QR for 19298@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 12:24:34 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.215.1.64.getinternet.no ([84.215.1.64] helo=mouse) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1awXh1-0004GW-9B; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 18:24:33 +0200 In-Reply-To: <31a16b3d-7470-4f8a-b422-a0e9ba3a923d@default> (Drew Adams's message of "Sun, 7 Dec 2014 12:24:09 -0800 (PST)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 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" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:117375 Archived-At: Drew Adams writes: > 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? I can see how it makes sense from a "where on earth do I stash this setting, then?" implementation point, but from a user interface point it seems very odd indeed. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no