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> Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 20:23:29 +0000
> From: Heime <heimeborgia@protonmail.com>
> 
> 
> What is the important difference between 
> 
> (set-frame-font "URW Chancery L-12" nil t)
> 
> and
> 
> (set-face-attribute 'default nil :font "URW Chancery L-12")

Basically, no difference.  set-frame-font calls set-face-attribute
internally.

> In what circumstances would one need one over the other ?

set-frame-font can control what happens to the frame size, otherwise
there's no significant difference.