Setting default face-font in Carbon Emacs

Setting default face-font in Carbon Emacs

[Tim McNamara]

The default face in Carbon Emacs is tiring the read (Courier, I
think).  I'd like to replace it with something easier to read.
Unfortunately Emacs doesn't seem to be able to access the native Mac
fonts, although I am not sure about this.  Trying to get it to use
Lucida Grande, I put

(set-face-font 'default "-apple-lucida
grande-medium-r-normal--12-140-75-75-m-120-mac-roman")

in my .emacs file, but only the default opening buffer is in this
font- all subsequent buffers revert to the Courier font.  Obviously my
configuration is incomplete somehow.  How do I get the face to apply
to all buffers?  I would have throught that

     set-face-font 'default

would do this automatically, but apparently not.

Carbon Emacs 21.3.50.1, not built by me, 5/29/04 (US date convention).

Thanks for any help!

Re: Setting default face-font in Carbon Emacs

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 06.03.2005 um 17:08 schrieb Tim McNamara:

> How do I get the face to apply to all buffers?

What about this?

   (setq initial-frame-alist '(
         (mouse-color      . "midnightblue")
         (foreground-color . "midnightblue")
         (background-color . "antiquewhite1")
         (font . "fontset-12pt_bitstream_courier")
         (top . 10) (left . 650) (width . 89) (height . 60)))
   (setq default-frame-alist '(
         (background-color . "ghost white")
         (foreground-color . "grey10")
         (vertical-scroll-bars . left)
         (font . "fontset-12pt_lucidasans_typewriter")
         (cursor-color . "purple")
         (cursor-type . box)
         (top . 20) (left . 150) (width . 89) (height . 56)))


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Re: Setting default face-font in Carbon Emacs

[Stefan Monnier]

> (set-face-font 'default "-apple-lucida
> grande-medium-r-normal--12-140-75-75-m-120-mac-roman")

> in my .emacs file, but only the default opening buffer is in this
> font- all subsequent buffers revert to the Courier font.

Seems like a bug.  Please report it with M-x report-emacs-bug.


        Stefan

Re: Setting default face-font in Carbon Emacs

[Tim McNamara]

Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> writes:

> Am 06.03.2005 um 17:08 schrieb Tim McNamara:
>
>> How do I get the face to apply to all buffers?
>
> What about this?
>
>    (setq initial-frame-alist '(
>          (mouse-color      . "midnightblue")
>          (foreground-color . "midnightblue")
>          (background-color . "antiquewhite1")
>          (font . "fontset-12pt_bitstream_courier")
>          (top . 10) (left . 650) (width . 89) (height . 60)))
>    (setq default-frame-alist '(
>          (background-color . "ghost white")
>          (foreground-color . "grey10")
>          (vertical-scroll-bars . left)
>          (font . "fontset-12pt_lucidasans_typewriter")
>          (cursor-color . "purple")
>          (cursor-type . box)
>          (top . 20) (left . 150) (width . 89) (height . 56)))

I will give this a try.  Thanks!

Re: Setting default face-font in Carbon Emacs

[Tim McNamara]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> (set-face-font 'default "-apple-lucida
>> grande-medium-r-normal--12-140-75-75-m-120-mac-roman")
>
>> in my .emacs file, but only the default opening buffer is in this
>> font- all subsequent buffers revert to the Courier font.
>
> Seems like a bug.  Please report it with M-x report-emacs-bug.

Done.  Thanks!

Re: Setting default face-font in Carbon Emacs

[Tim McNamara]

Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> writes:

> Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> writes:
>
>> Am 06.03.2005 um 17:08 schrieb Tim McNamara:
>>
>>> How do I get the face to apply to all buffers?
>>
>> What about this?
>>
>>    (setq initial-frame-alist '(
>>          (mouse-color      . "midnightblue")
>>          (foreground-color . "midnightblue")
>>          (background-color . "antiquewhite1")
>>          (font . "fontset-12pt_bitstream_courier")
>>          (top . 10) (left . 650) (width . 89) (height . 60)))
>>    (setq default-frame-alist '(
>>          (background-color . "ghost white")
>>          (foreground-color . "grey10")
>>          (vertical-scroll-bars . left)
>>          (font . "fontset-12pt_lucidasans_typewriter")
>>          (cursor-color . "purple")
>>          (cursor-type . box)
>>          (top . 20) (left . 150) (width . 89) (height . 56)))
>
> I will give this a try.  Thanks!

The result is (1) a rather pretty looking window that is way off to
the right side of the screen (2) the following message:

frame-notice-user-settings: Font `fontset-12pt_bitstream_courier' is
not defined

and (3) all the buffers show up in the Courier face I'd like to get
rid of...  But I have to say, this is much easier on the eyes!

Re: Setting default face-font in Carbon Emacs

[Stefan Monnier]

>> Seems like a bug.  Please report it with M-x report-emacs-bug.
> Done.  Thanks!

BTW, when reporting a bug, a good habit is to not ask for a workaround,
otherwise people may just give you the workaround rather than fix the bug.

Even if it turns out the problem you're reporting wasn't a bug, it's always
a misfeature if the most obvious solution (to you anyway) doesn't do what
you expected.


        Stefan

Re: Setting default face-font in Carbon Emacs

[Tim McNamara]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>>> Seems like a bug.  Please report it with M-x report-emacs-bug.
>> Done.  Thanks!
>
> BTW, when reporting a bug, a good habit is to not ask for a
> workaround, otherwise people may just give you the workaround rather
> than fix the bug.

Point taken, thank you.

> Even if it turns out the problem you're reporting wasn't a bug, it's
> always a misfeature if the most obvious solution (to you anyway)
> doesn't do what you expected.

"Misfeature" is a good term.

Re: Setting default face-font in Carbon Emacs

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 07.03.2005 um 01:35 schrieb Tim McNamara:

> frame-notice-user-settings: Font `fontset-12pt_bitstream_courier' is
> not defined

It refers to settings I mailed to the Emacs on Mac OS X list 'rounf 
last Christmas:


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