set default font - globally

set default font - globally

[Sebastian Kaps]

Hi!

How can I set the default font for all current and future frames?
set-default-font only applies to the current frame.

-- 
Ciao, Sebastian

Re: set default font - globally

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 19.10.2007 um 09:30 schrieb Sebastian Kaps:

> How can I set the default font for all current and future frames?

On the command line (emacs --help can help), as an X resource, or in  
some init file:

	(setq default-frame-alist '(
	 '(font . "-*-*-medium-r-normal--10-*-*-*-*-*-fontset-osaka")))
	
	(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist
	 '(font . "fontset-10pt_bitstream_courier")))

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   Pete

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Re: set default font - globally

[Joel J. Adamson]

Sebastian Kaps <seb@toyland.sauerland.de> writes:

> Hi!
>
> How can I set the default font for all current and future frames?
> set-default-font only applies to the current frame.
(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(font . "dejavu sans mono"))
(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(background-color . "black"))
(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(foreground-color . "white"))

Joel
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Re: set default font - globally

[Joel J. Adamson]

jadamson@partners.org (Joel J. Adamson) writes:

> Sebastian Kaps <seb@toyland.sauerland.de> writes:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> How can I set the default font for all current and future frames?
>> set-default-font only applies to the current frame.
> (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(font . "dejavu sans mono"))
> (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(background-color . "black"))
> (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(foreground-color . "white"))

Hi, I forgot to mention that I use Emacs from CVS with Xft.  Try
substituting *-*&etc for "dejavu sans mono"

Joel

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Biostatistician
Pediatric Psychopharmacology Research Unit
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA  02114
(617) 643-1432
(303) 880-3109

Re: set default font - globally

[Amy Templeton]

Sebastian Kaps <seb@toyland.sauerland.de> wrote:
> How can I set the default font for all current and future frames?
> set-default-font only applies to the current frame.

In your ~/.Xresources, just add one line:

-----------------------------|CODE|--------------------------------
Emacs.font:  -gnu-unifont-medium-r-normal--0-0-75-75-c-0-iso10646-1
-------------------------------------------------------------------

...substituting your preferred font. Then do `xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources' to
tell X about your new preference.

Amy

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Re: set default font - globally

[Sean Sieger]

   ...substituting your preferred font. Then do `xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources' to
   tell X about your new preference.

When is `merge' preferrable over the default `-load'?  And yes, this
question after reading the manpage.

Re: set default font - globally

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 20.10.2007 um 14:26 schrieb Sean Sieger:

> When is `merge' preferrable over the default `-load'?  And yes, this
> question after reading the manpage.

Merge merges, load overwrites – but only in memory.

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Re: set default font - globally

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 20.10.2007 um 14:26 schrieb Sean Sieger:

> When is `merge' preferrable over the default `-load'?

I was not precise: -merge adds the new ones to the old ones in  
memory, which could overwrite previous settings; and -load  
substitutes the old set with the new one.

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   Pete

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Re: set default font - globally

[Sebastian Kaps]

// Sean Sieger writes:

> When is `merge' preferrable over the default `-load'?  And yes, this
> question after reading the manpage.

Merge adds new values to the already existing ones, replacing old values
if necessary. Load drops all old values and only adds the ones from the
specified file. If you use different files to set X resources, you
usually don't want "-load".

-- 
Ciao, Sebastian

Re: set default font - globally

[Sebastian Kaps]

// Peter Dyballa writes:


> 	(setq default-frame-alist '(
> 	 '(font . "-*-*-medium-r-normal--10-*-*-*-*-*-fontset-osaka")))
> 	(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist
> 	 '(font . "fontset-10pt_bitstream_courier")))

Thanks, that does it!

-- 
Ciao, Sebastian

Re: set default font - globally

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 19.10.2007 um 18:58 schrieb Sebastian Kaps:

> Thanks, that does it!

There is also initial-frame-alist ...

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Re: set default font - globally

[Sebastian Kaps]

// Peter Dyballa writes:

> There is also initial-frame-alist ...

I know. I found it in my XEmacs configuration files. I have now set
,----
| default-frame-alist '((width . 115) (height . 50) (font . "DejaVu Sans Mono-11"))
| initial-frame-alist '((width . 115) (height . 50) (font . "DejaVu Sans Mono-11"))
`----

And it works as expected. One step closer to dropping XEmacs in favour
of Emacs :-)

-- 
Ciao, Sebastian

Re: set default font - globally

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 19.10.2007 um 23:28 schrieb Sebastian Kaps:

> | default-frame-alist '((width . 115) (height . 50) (font . "DejaVu  
> Sans Mono-11"))
> | initial-frame-alist '((width . 115) (height . 50) (font . "DejaVu  
> Sans Mono-11"))

I can't see much sense in making both the same ... I mean, the  
initial setting is meant as an exception from the default.

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   Pete

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they've always worked for me."
                                           -- Hunter S. Thompson

Re: set default font - globally

[Sebastian Kaps]

// Peter Dyballa writes:

> I can't see much sense in making both the same ... I mean, the  initial
> setting is meant as an exception from the default.

You're right. Thanks.

-- 
Ciao, Sebastian