From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: jadamson@partners.org (Joel J. Adamson) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: set font problem Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:16:00 -0400 Message-ID: <87zlt12xy7.fsf@W0053328.mgh.harvard.edu> References: <200803140826.46370.fluca1978@infinito.it> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1205504198 13411 80.91.229.12 (14 Mar 2008 14:16:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:16:38 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Luca Ferrari Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Mar 14 15:17:04 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JaAiT-0000GX-Dk for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:17:01 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JaAhu-0004Uv-26 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:16:26 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JaAha-0004TZ-Aq for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:16:06 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JaAhY-0004SZ-Ad for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:16:05 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JaAhY-0004SW-5X for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:16:04 -0400 Original-Received: from phsmgmx9.partners.org ([155.52.251.100]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_ARCFOUR_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JaAhX-0007JX-Mu for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:16:03 -0400 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.25,501,1199682000"; d="scan'208";a="116346779" Original-Received: from phsxcon1.mgh.harvard.edu (HELO PHSXCON1.partners.org) ([132.183.130.40]) by phsmgmx9.partners.org with ESMTP; 14 Mar 2008 10:16:02 -0400 Original-Received: from PHSXMB8.partners.org ([170.223.201.47]) by PHSXCON1.partners.org with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:16:02 -0400 Original-Received: from W0053328.mgh.harvard.edu.partners.org ([132.183.29.121]) by PHSXMB8.partners.org with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:16:02 -0400 In-Reply-To: <200803140826.46370.fluca1978@infinito.it> (Luca Ferrari's message of "Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:26:46 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Mar 2008 14:16:02.0711 (UTC) FILETIME=[EF2E3A70:01C885DD] X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:52412 Archived-At: Luca Ferrari writes: > > My .emacs file has the following line: > >(set-frame-font "-*-Courier-bold-*-*-*-18-*-*-*-*-*-*-*") > > but it does not work, and in fact each time emacs starts, the font is > not the one I've selected. But if I manually select the above font > from the Set Font/Fontset menu, I can see the font working. Any idea? I had a few difficulties getting everything straight with fonts, fontsets and faces. I use Emacs 23.0.60 (from CVS) and I found using .Xdefaults a much better way to control the fonts. ,---- | !Emacs | Emacs*font: -xos4-terminus-medium-*-normal-*-16-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-1 | Emacs*cursorColor: blue | Emacs*foreground: grey77 | Emacs*background: Black | !Emacs*fullscreen: fullheight `---- Then I just turned off font-family on most of my faces. Do you want the same default font on every frame, or just certain frames? Joel -- Joel J. Adamson Biostatistician Pediatric Psychopharmacology Research Unit Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA 02114 (617) 643-1432 (303) 880-3109 Public key: http://pgp.mit.edu The information transmitted in this electronic communication is intended only for the person or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this information in error, please contact the Compliance HelpLine at 800-856-1983 and properly dispose of this information.