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You can test the xresources directly in the command line:

emacs -xrm 'Emacs.pane.menubar.font: Courier'
emacs -xrm 'Emacs.pane.menubar.font: 10x20'

This works in my emacs-lucid.

In any case, I think that your system has some missing fonts that were
not installed.  I use emacs-lucid myself and the default menubar font
is very small sized.  You can always see the default font with 'emacs
-Q'.  It disables all configs and xresources.


amca01@gmail.com <amca01@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for that.  I've been fiddling around with gtk settings: in
> themes, in the system-settings tool, but so far nothing has made any
> difference to the emacs menu fonts.
> 
> I have just install emacs24-lucid, and the menu fonts are indeed
> different - but this time big and bulky, instead of small and
> spindly.  However!  this new emacs does play nicely with the editres
> protocol, and so I may be able to change the menu fonts now by
> editing my .Xresources file.
> 
> Thanks again, and I'll keep you posted.
> 
> -A.