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On Jun 30, 3:16 pm, Nikolaj Schumacher <n_schumac...@web.de> wrote:
> Ask <as...@indiatimes.com> wrote:
> > When I increase the font size to say 9x15, it takes quite a lot of
> > time to do this.
>
> I don't have a fix, but maybe specifying the font on the command
> line helps avoid it.  Also you could try a more recent version of Emacs.
>
> regards,
> Nikolaj Schumacher

Amazing. Thanks !!! It worked. Ilike this '9x15' font and want to set
on my xterm too.
Do you know what is the expansion for '9x15' ? For example '6x13' is a
nickname of

"-misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-*-*-*-c-60-iso8859-1"

I am looking for similar expansion for 9x15.

Thanks in advance.