Re: Can I ask a Simple question?

[David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>]

neil <neil@serenity.region4.net> writes:

> We all know that emacs is complicated and hard for novice users.
> Especially for someone as slow as me. I have been searching the Internet
> for 3 hours and i cannot find the answer.
>
> When i start emacs, i always hold down the shift key and left click my
> mouse to get font select. You see, i cannot read the small default font
> and need to make it larger. This is the value i always select:
>
> Courier 18
>
> *My Simple Question:* Please show me exactly what line i need to write
> into a .emacs configuration file so that this font size is loaded
> automatically each time i start up emacs? I know, I am really pathetic at
> not knowing this. I really hate having to ask such a simple question.
>
> I only know that it goes something like
> (set-default-font "???????"), but cant figure what goes between the "".

Which version of Emacs and which operating system?

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum