From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Christopher Dimech 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. 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The INSANITY of setting a default font size = in EMACS and saving it for future instances=2E > > > From: Jeff B > > Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:47:33 -0400 > >=20 > >=20 > > I've been using EMACS for 35 or 40 years now and EVERY DAMN TIME > > I SWITCH SYSTEMS I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT ALL OVER AGAIN HOW TO > > CHANGE THE DAMN FONT SIZE SO THAT IT'S BIG ENOUGH THAT I CAN > > READ IT=C2=A0 *AND*=C2=A0 SAVE THAT SIZE SO THAT IT WILL BE THERE THE > > NEXT TIME I START UP EMACS=2E=C2=A0 The mix of fonts with all their di= fferent > > attributes may be fine for persons who want to play games with > > appearance, but most of us just want to be able to set the font to be > > the right size REGARDLESS of all the fancy colors and stuff of the > > various modes & themes=2E=C2=A0 Yes I have used OPTIONS/SET-DEFAULT-FO= NT > > and it is simple enough to increase the size there but nothing I have > > tried on this latest system, shown below, and all prior systems, has > > allowed me to set the size and save it so that I get it back when I > > restart EMACS, and it makes me nuts=2E=C2=A0 All this font stuff is so= complex > > that it amounts to being a BUG for the ordinary user, especially those > > of us who have eye troubles=2E=C2=A0 :-( >=20 > Please try putting this into your ~/=2Eemacs: >=20 > (set-face-attribute 'default nil :height 150) >=20 > (tune the value 150 to your liking)=2E This should work on all > platforms, regardless of the font used for the default face=2E Eli, could the default font be increased as it is really far too small=2E = What would help is to put a dark background by default=2E The best theme there= is today for emacs is modus-themes because it utilises contrast metrics=2E I lobby= for modus-themes to be used as the default theme for emacs=2E =20 =20 =20 ----- Christopher Dimech Administrator General - Naiad Informatics - Gnu Project Society has become too quick to pass judgement and declare someone Persona Non-Grata, the most extreme form of censure a country can bestow=2E In a new era of destructive authoritarianism, I support Richard Stallman=2E Times of great crisis are also times of great opportunity=2E I call upon you to make this struggle yours as well ! https://stallmansupport=2Eorg/ https://www=2Efsf=2Eorg/ https://www=2Egnu=2Eorg/