From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: What is the proper way to set the default font these days? Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:42:15 +0900 Message-ID: <878wk2utjs.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <7b501d5c0906060758n3113b6cdr37a5635b389428b8@mail.gmail.com> <87ab4k3g04.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <4A2BB621.201@harpegolden.net> <8763f6g61q.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <7b501d5c0906080759wba474b4re93ecbfdf94c9629@mail.gmail.com> <873aaag1wf.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1244508209 4359 80.91.229.12 (9 Jun 2009 00:43:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:43:29 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jun 09 02:43:26 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MDpR0-0004EF-Jm for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:43:26 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42819 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MDpR0-0006AB-3D for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:43:26 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MDpQB-0005RV-2W for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:42:35 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MDpQ6-0005NH-EG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:42:34 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=34484 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MDpQ6-0005N5-B4 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:42:30 -0400 Original-Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:55807 helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MDpQ5-0004LI-V7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:42:30 -0400 Original-Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1MDpQ2-00024H-L3 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:42:26 +0000 Original-Received: from 218.231.177.55.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.231.177.55]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:42:26 +0000 Original-Received: from miles by 218.231.177.55.eo.eaccess.ne.jp with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:42:26 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 20 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 218.231.177.55.eo.eaccess.ne.jp System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu Cancel-Lock: sha1:ycCa9RR3kfrxYEqvdh+kN5uIjUs= X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:111385 Archived-At: David Reitter writes: >> I am curious: is there a way to do a similar thing under non-X >> systems like macosx or win32? > > The Nextstep port (for OS X) had a way to emulate X resources, which has > since been removed because it didn't actually add enough useful > functionality to merit the overhead. The right way to set a default > font is IMHO to customize the `default' face in one way or the other. I agree, but at least on X, that leads to annoying frame-thrashing on startup. [Of course, such frame-thrashing is just stupid, and we really should delay mapping the initial frame to avoid it, but nonetheless it's the current reality...] -Miles -- Ich bin ein Virus. Mach' mit und kopiere mich in Deine .signature.