From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Sean Richards Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: emacs text size Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 17:27:50 +1300 Organization: Xtra Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <87oevdaqex.fsf@hugin.valhalla.net> References: <843ee8b8.0311151914.8b66fa3@posting.google.com> Reply-To: sean_news@myrealbox.com NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1068957040 16677 80.91.224.253 (16 Nov 2003 04:30:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 04:30:40 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Nov 16 05:30:37 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ALEYX-0002d5-00 for ; Sun, 16 Nov 2003 05:30:37 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1ALFV3-0007yn-NU for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 16 Nov 2003 00:31:05 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeed.berkeley.edu!ucberkeley!enews.sgi.com!news.xtra.co.nz!53ab2750!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.1002 (Gnus v5.10.2) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:8CzNCgPobribNI5TVIdH+i7qw80= Original-Lines: 19 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 203.96.101.191 Original-X-Complaints-To: newsadmin@xtra.co.nz Original-X-Trace: news.xtra.co.nz 1068956830 203.96.101.191 (Sun, 16 Nov 2003 17:27:10 NZDT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 17:27:10 NZDT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:118342 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 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.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:14283 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:14283 me_gumbeto_me@hotmail.com (Ricardo) writes: > Can anyone explain how do i permanently change the text size in emacs? One way to set the default font is by putting a line like this in your ~/.emacs file (set-face-font 'default "-*-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-*") Where the font is your preferred font type and size > Also, what key should i press for the sequense M-x? Type C-h t (where C == Control key) and read the tutorial :) Sean -- "Hver sin smak", sa vintapperen, han drakk mens de andre sloss.