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Tue, 01 Mar 2022 07:26:49 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from rltb ([2a01:e0a:3f3:fb50:70ae:2afb:87fc:d65c]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id r15-20020a05600c35cf00b003808165fbc2sm3365995wmq.25.2022.03.01.07.26.48 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Tue, 01 Mar 2022 07:26:48 -0800 (PST) Gmane-Reply-To-List: yes In-Reply-To: <86fso19003.fsf@csic.es> ("Juan =?utf-8?Q?Jos=C3=A9_Garc?= =?utf-8?Q?=C3=ADa-Ripoll=22's?= message of "Tue, 01 Mar 2022 16:16:12 +0100") X-Host-Lookup-Failed: Reverse DNS lookup failed for 2a00:1450:4864:20::433 (failed) Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a00:1450:4864:20::433; envelope-from=rpluim@gmail.com; helo=mail-wr1-x433.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -6 X-Spam_score: -0.7 X-Spam_bar: / X-Spam_report: (-0.7 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, PDS_HP_HELO_NORDNS=0.659, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RDNS_NONE=0.793, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:136315 Archived-At: >>>>> On Tue, 01 Mar 2022 16:16:12 +0100, Juan Jos=C3=A9 Garc=C3=ADa-Ripoll= said: Juan> I don't know. In principle the manual states that one can select = pixels Juan> in the name of the font, e.g. in set-frame-font. I tried it and c= hanging Juan> "Consolas:pixelsize=3D14" to "Consolas:pixelsize=3D12" does indee= d change Juan> the size. Juan> In any case, what bothers me is that (i) even if Windows screws t= he Juan> conversion, I do not find a suitable point or pixel size that mat= ches Juan> other applications (ii) the density of characters is different, b= oth Juan> vertically and horizontally, despite being monospaced fonts, (iii= ) the Juan> difference in kerning and spacing is more remarked for variable-p= itch Juan> fonts. What happens if you use 'menu-set-font' instead? Robert --=20