jidanni@jidanni.org writes:

>>>>>> "PD" == Peter Dyballa <peter_dyballa@web.de> writes:

> PD> This is not your task, the X server will do it. On-the-fly. Just
> PD> request it!

Are you sure? It looks like the OP is using a bitmap font with fixed
sizes.

> OK to test it I even tried
> # su - nobody #super clean environment
> $ HOME=/tmp emacs -fn
> -sony-fixed-medium-r-normal--48-120-100-100-c-80-iso8859-1

To get an arbitrary size you should be using a scalable font (ie
truetype, type 1, etc). For example, if you have the DejaVu fonts
installed, try:

     emacs -fn "DejaVu Sans Mono-16"

> besides the man page says
>               -fn font, --font font
>                       Set the Emacs window's font to that specified  by  font.
>                       You   will   find   the   various   X   fonts   in   the
>                       /usr/lib/X11/fonts directory.
> But here on Debian Sid there is no such directory.

Try /usr/share/fonts

Charles

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