From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Can I ask a Simple question? Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 22:43:58 +0200 Message-ID: References: <20061002172135.Q1494@serenity.region4.net> <20061003133603.M1005@serenity.region4.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1159908272 21684 80.91.229.2 (3 Oct 2006 20:44:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 20:44:32 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Oct 03 22:44:29 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GUr7l-0006wZ-Cm for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 03 Oct 2006 22:44:21 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GUr7k-0003VA-VL for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 03 Oct 2006 16:44:20 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GUr7Q-0003Sj-PR for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 03 Oct 2006 16:44:00 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GUr7N-0003QV-C3 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 03 Oct 2006 16:43:58 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GUr7N-0003QO-2l for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 03 Oct 2006 16:43:57 -0400 Original-Received: from [192.114.186.73] (helo=heller.inter.net.il) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1GUrDe-0000Ol-Bo for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 03 Oct 2006 16:50:26 -0400 Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 (IGLD-84-228-241-17.inter.net.il [84.228.241.17]) by heller.inter.net.il (MOS 3.7.3a-GA) with ESMTP id APV52602 (AUTH halo1); Tue, 3 Oct 2006 21:43:51 +0200 (IST) Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org In-reply-to: <20061003133603.M1005@serenity.region4.net> (message from neil on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:00:21 GMT) 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:37784 Archived-At: > From: neil > Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:00:21 GMT > > > > (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(font . "-outline-Courier New-normal-r-normal-normal-24-180-96-96-c-*-iso8859-1")) > > > Hello Eli, > I changed the .emacs file to what you wrote: > (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(font . "-outline-Courier New-normal-r-normal-normal-24-180-96-96-c-*-iso8859-1")) > Unfortunately, it has not worked. When i start emacs, I get this error > message: > ------------------------------- > (/usr/local/bin/emacs) > Loading tool-bar...done > Loading image...done > Loading tooltip...done > > > An error has occurred while loading `/home/neil/.emacs': > > Symbol's value as variable is void: PK You need to find the place in your .emacs file which mentions that PK thingy. I don't think the addition I suggested has anything to do with that.