bug#58269: 29.0.50; emacsclient: does not understand that default face was changed

bug#58269: 29.0.50; emacsclient: does not understand that default face was changed

[Jean Louis]

I have not experienced this problem before. Usually I change default
face height to 120.

And I am using emacsclient. I have not before experienced that after
changing default face height that emacsclient does not take it in
consideration and keeps using the previous face height.

That is what is happening now in development version. emacsclient when
invoked, it does not understand the default face height. It uses
previous one.


In GNU Emacs 29.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, cairo
 version 1.17.6, Xaw3d scroll bars) of 2022-10-02 built on
 protected.rcdrun.com
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bug#58269: 29.0.50; emacsclient: does not understand that default face was changed

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 12:43:44 +0300
> 
> 
> I have not experienced this problem before. Usually I change default
> face height to 120.
> 
> And I am using emacsclient. I have not before experienced that after
> changing default face height that emacsclient does not take it in
> consideration and keeps using the previous face height.
> 
> That is what is happening now in development version. emacsclient when
> invoked, it does not understand the default face height. It uses
> previous one.

Please describe in detail:

  . how did you change the default face's height
  . how did you invoke emacsclient

I tried to reproduce this in a way that I would do the above, but
couldn't reproduce: I see the enlarged face in display triggered by
emacsclient.  So something else is at work here, and it hides in the
details you haven't described.

bug#58269: 29.0.50; emacsclient: does not understand that default face was changed

[Jean Louis]

* Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> [2022-10-03 20:03]:
> > From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> > Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 12:43:44 +0300
> > 
> > 
> > I have not experienced this problem before. Usually I change default
> > face height to 120.
> > 
> > And I am using emacsclient. I have not before experienced that after
> > changing default face height that emacsclient does not take it in
> > consideration and keeps using the previous face height.
> > 
> > That is what is happening now in development version. emacsclient when
> > invoked, it does not understand the default face height. It uses
> > previous one.
> 
> Please describe in detail:
> 
>   . how did you change the default face's height

By M-x customize-face RET default RET

>   . how did you invoke emacsclient

From mutt in Xterm

> I tried to reproduce this in a way that I would do the above, but
> couldn't reproduce: I see the enlarged face in display triggered by
> emacsclient.  So something else is at work here, and it hides in the
> details you haven't described.

I have described what I knew and could observe it. I can't know why
this happened. Now I have compiled new Emacs version and can't yet
observe it.

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bug#58269: 29.0.50; emacsclient: does not understand that default face was changed

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2022 22:01:09 +0300
> From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> Cc: 58269@debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > Please describe in detail:
> > 
> >   . how did you change the default face's height
> 
> By M-x customize-face RET default RET

OK

> >   . how did you invoke emacsclient
> 
> >From mutt in Xterm

That doesn't tell me enough.  Does mutt use any command-line switches
when it invokes emacsclient, and if so, which ones.

> > I tried to reproduce this in a way that I would do the above, but
> > couldn't reproduce: I see the enlarged face in display triggered by
> > emacsclient.  So something else is at work here, and it hides in the
> > details you haven't described.
> 
> I have described what I knew and could observe it. I can't know why
> this happened. Now I have compiled new Emacs version and can't yet
> observe it.

So it doesn't happen always, only sometimes?

bug#58269: 29.0.50; emacsclient: does not understand that default face was changed

[Jean Louis]

* Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> [2022-10-05 22:28]:
> > Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2022 22:01:09 +0300
> > From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> > Cc: 58269@debbugs.gnu.org
> > 
> > > Please describe in detail:
> > > 
> > >   . how did you change the default face's height
> > 
> > By M-x customize-face RET default RET
> 
> OK
> 
> > >   . how did you invoke emacsclient
> > 
> > >From mutt in Xterm
> 
> That doesn't tell me enough.  Does mutt use any command-line switches
> when it invokes emacsclient, and if so, which ones.

set editor="emacsclient -c"

> > > I tried to reproduce this in a way that I would do the above, but
> > > couldn't reproduce: I see the enlarged face in display triggered by
> > > emacsclient.  So something else is at work here, and it hides in the
> > > details you haven't described.
> > 
> > I have described what I knew and could observe it. I can't know why
> > this happened. Now I have compiled new Emacs version and can't yet
> > observe it.
> 
> So it doesn't happen always, only sometimes?

It was never happening before. I have compiled newer version of Emacs,
it started happening. Now it is not happening.


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bug#58269: 29.0.50; emacsclient: does not understand that default face was changed

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2022 22:45:24 +0300
> From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> Cc: 58269@debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > > >   . how did you invoke emacsclient
> > > 
> > > >From mutt in Xterm
> > 
> > That doesn't tell me enough.  Does mutt use any command-line switches
> > when it invokes emacsclient, and if so, which ones.
> 
> set editor="emacsclient -c"

So Emacs creates a new frame for the request.  Perhaps something
resets the default face for future frames?

> > So it doesn't happen always, only sometimes?
> 
> It was never happening before. I have compiled newer version of Emacs,
> it started happening. Now it is not happening.

Then maybe the problem is solved.  Or maybe it starts happening after
some time or some things you do in Emacs.  I suggest to keep an eye on
this.  If and when it happens, try creating a new frame from Emacs
itself, and see if the problem happens in such a frame as well.

bug#58269: 29.0.50; emacsclient: does not understand that default face was changed

[Jean Louis]

* Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> [2022-10-06 08:20]:
> > Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2022 22:45:24 +0300
> > From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> > Cc: 58269@debbugs.gnu.org
> > 
> > > > >   . how did you invoke emacsclient
> > > > 
> > > > >From mutt in Xterm
> > > 
> > > That doesn't tell me enough.  Does mutt use any command-line switches
> > > when it invokes emacsclient, and if so, which ones.
> > 
> > set editor="emacsclient -c"
> 
> So Emacs creates a new frame for the request.  Perhaps something
> resets the default face for future frames?

Not that I know. I do not observe it anymore.

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bug#58269: 29.0.50; emacsclient: does not understand that default face was changed

[Jean Louis]

* Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> [2022-10-06 08:23]:
> > Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2022 22:45:24 +0300
> > From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> > Cc: 58269@debbugs.gnu.org
> > 
> > > > >   . how did you invoke emacsclient
> > > > 
> > > > >From mutt in Xterm
> > > 
> > > That doesn't tell me enough.  Does mutt use any command-line switches
> > > when it invokes emacsclient, and if so, which ones.
> > 
> > set editor="emacsclient -c"
> 
> So Emacs creates a new frame for the request.  Perhaps something
> resets the default face for future frames?

I have now observed it, I finished with the frame on screen and then
got new emacsclient and font changed to Terminus.

I have not set it to Terminus. I have no idea why.


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bug#58269: 29.0.50; emacsclient: does not understand that default face was changed

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2022 15:58:00 +0300
> From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> Cc: 58269@debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> * Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> [2022-10-06 08:23]:
> > > Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2022 22:45:24 +0300
> > > From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> > > Cc: 58269@debbugs.gnu.org
> > > 
> > > > > >   . how did you invoke emacsclient
> > > > > 
> > > > > >From mutt in Xterm
> > > > 
> > > > That doesn't tell me enough.  Does mutt use any command-line switches
> > > > when it invokes emacsclient, and if so, which ones.
> > > 
> > > set editor="emacsclient -c"
> > 
> > So Emacs creates a new frame for the request.  Perhaps something
> > resets the default face for future frames?
> 
> I have now observed it, I finished with the frame on screen and then
> got new emacsclient and font changed to Terminus.
> 
> I have not set it to Terminus. I have no idea why.

If you don't know, how can we know?