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Subject: Re: What is a default font?
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> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> From: martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
> Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2019 18:54:17 +0100
> 
>  > Yes, you can, but only if you know in which frame it will be displayed
>  > (or you can approximate it by using a frame "similar" to the one that
>  > will be used).
> 
> I guess you're right.  (face-font 'default t) is a bummer, at least
> here.  Probably because 'face-new-frame-defaults' is inherently
> unspecified.  Does anyone know how to populate that?  Where is it
> used?

Why are you bothered by that?  Why not (face-font 'default) instead?