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Subject: Re: Set the default font to Courier 14 size ? possible to run emacs
 as background always ?
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Mike H wrote:
> How do you set the .emacs files such that the default font is Courier
> 14 size?

M-x customize-variable
default-frame-alist

Then insert any font you like.

Center-click:
 Save for Future Sessions
 Set for Current Session

Example below with font courier 12.

       -- Mike Treseler

___________________________________
Default Frame Alist: Hide
INS DEL Parameter: tool-bar-lines
            Value: 0
INS DEL Parameter: scroll-bar-foreground
            Value: "brown"
INS DEL Parameter: scroll-bar-background
            Value: "skyblue"
INS DEL Parameter: menu-bar-lines
            Value: 1
INS DEL Parameter: vertical-scroll-bars
            Value: left
INS DEL Parameter: width
            Value: 80
INS DEL Parameter: height
            Value: 90
INS DEL Parameter: cursor-color
            Value: "red"
INS DEL Parameter: cursor-type
            Value: box
INS DEL Parameter: foreground-color
            Value: "brown"
INS DEL Parameter: background-color
            Value: "lavender"
INS DEL Parameter: font
            Value:
"-adobe-courier-medium-r-normal-*-*-120-*-*-m-*-iso8859-9"
INS DEL Parameter: mouse-color

            Value: "black"