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From: Bob <bob.spamnot@gmail.com>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Font issues on Mac OS X using X11
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:33:58 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <760710620809110933y4dd86c40rc1cd1109bbf3c88b@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

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I have a few issues using cvs emacs on Mac OS X 10.5.4 under X11.  I've
compiled using --with-x-toolkit=gtk but I notice the problem even when I do
not use gtk so I don't think that is the problem.  I like the anti-aliased
fonts and would prefer to use Monaco or Monospace.  The issues:

1. Using Mocaco the font is not fixed width so it is basically unusable for
programming.  I noticed that if I change the DPI setting when starting up
X11 the relative sizes of different characters change.  On the plus side,
issue 2 is not present for Monaco (i.e., bold fonts look good).

2. Using Monospace (presently my preferred font) I get fixed width
characters but the bold and italic fonts are very pixelated (e.g., in the
mode-line for the file name).  I wonder if issue 3 is somehow related to
this.

3. If I choose the "Set default font" option a (gnome style) dialog comes up
to pick a new font, the font that is initially selected in this dialog is
not always the font that I am using.  If I am using "Monospace" then the
next time the font dialog is open "Sans" will be initially selected (but if
I then select "Sans" it will change the font).  If I use "Monaco" or "Andale
Mono" then the selection sticks.  This seems very strange.

Thanks,
Bob

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