Changing font in Emacs-22.3 (Windows)

Changing font in Emacs-22.3 (Windows)

[Angelo Graziosi]

In the following I am referring to [1]

I start Emacs with a link to 'runemacs', created with addpm, and without
any .emacs in the user profile directory.

Then I change the default font (Courier New 10) to (Bitstream Vera Sans
Mono 11) with Options/Set Font... The font changes correctly. Then I
choose 'Save Options'... but when I restart Emacs it still uses (Courier
New 10)! Now in the user profile dir. I find .emacs.d, but it does not
seem to store what I have tried to save...

I have tried with 'Customize Emacs', but I was not able to find
something useful.

So, if it isn't a bug (in my mind 'Save options', should save the
options!) what I have missed? What can I add to an .emacs file to set
(Bitstream Vera Sans Mono 11) as default?


Thanks,
    Angelo.

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[1] ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/windows/emacs-22.3-bin-i386.zip

Re: Changing font in Emacs-22.3 (Windows)

[Chong Yidong]

Angelo Graziosi <angelo.graziosi@alice.it> writes:

> Then I change the default font (Courier New 10) to (Bitstream Vera Sans
> Mono 11) with Options/Set Font... The font changes correctly. Then I
> choose 'Save Options'... but when I restart Emacs it still uses (Courier
> New 10)! Now in the user profile dir. I find .emacs.d, but it does not
> seem to store what I have tried to save...

Are any of the other items in the Options menu saved when you use "Save
Options"?

Re: Changing font in Emacs-22.3 (Windows)

[Angelo Graziosi]

Chong Yidong ha scritto:
> Angelo Graziosi <angelo.graziosi@alice.it> writes:
> 
>> Then I change the default font (Courier New 10) to (Bitstream Vera Sans
>> Mono 11) with Options/Set Font... The font changes correctly. Then I
>> choose 'Save Options'... but when I restart Emacs it still uses (Courier
>> New 10)! Now in the user profile dir. I find .emacs.d, but it does not
>> seem to store what I have tried to save...
> 
> Are any of the other items in the Options menu saved when you use "Save
> Options"?

Yes, they are: if I start without an .emacs file, it is
created an saved when I change and save options! but NOT if I change the
font and Truncate Long Lines...

In conclusion: Save Options does not work with Truncate Long Lines...
and Set Font...


Cheers,
    Angelo.

Re: Changing font in Emacs-22.3 (Windows)

[Chong Yidong]

Angelo Graziosi <angelo.graziosi@alice.it> writes:

> Yes, they are: if I start without an .emacs file, it is
> created an saved when I change and save options! but NOT if I change the
> font and Truncate Long Lines...
>
> In conclusion: Save Options does not work with Truncate Long Lines...
> and Set Font...

Truncate Long Lines is a per-buffer option and therefore cannot be
saved.  Set Font, however, should work (it works for me).  Maybe this is
a Windows-only problem.

Does saving the default face work if you do M-x customize face RET
default RET, make changes there, and do C-x C-s?

Re: Changing font in Emacs-22.3 (Windows)

[Angelo Graziosi]

Chong Yidong ha scritto:

> 
> Does saving the default face work if you do M-x customize face RET
> default RET, make changes there, and do C-x C-s?

The problem is that I do not know, following the method you suggest,
which item to choose to set 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono' by default,
instead of 'Courier New'.

In any case I have solved modifying an old .emacs file.

Thanks,
    Angelo.