From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: sans-serif name change Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:35:59 +0900 Message-ID: <873an1vdq8.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <87hcbi9vbg.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <878wwtveia.fsf@catnip.gol.com> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1214400987 8702 80.91.229.12 (25 Jun 2008 13:36:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:36:27 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Andreas Schwab Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jun 25 15:37:12 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KBVBK-0002kN-IL for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:37:06 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:38224 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KBVAU-0001l5-Vs for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:36:15 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KBVAQ-0001kD-6D for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:36:10 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KBVAN-0001k1-RM for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:36:08 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=47857 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KBVAN-0001jy-JU for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:36:07 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp11.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.73]:44991) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KBVAJ-0002qN-90; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:36:03 -0400 Original-Received: from 218.33.235.178.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.33.235.178] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp11.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1KBVAG-00062J-5f; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:36:00 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 30B932F3A; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:35:59 +0900 (JST) System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: (Andreas Schwab's message of "Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:26:05 +0200") Original-Lines: 31 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:99918 Archived-At: Andreas Schwab writes: >>>> So it looks like there's a bug somewhere (but we should fix that, not >>>> kludge around it). >>> >>> Ypu cannot use a dash in a font name in XFT. >> >> Eh? Clearly you can, > > Try xfd -fa "Sans-Serif-8" and compare that with xfd -fa "Sans Serif-8". Those commands give different results. However, in Emacs, they give the same result; try: (set-frame-font "Sans Serif-8") and: (set-frame-font "Sans-Serif-8") Result: same. So the font-parser in xfd seems to be broken, whereas one in Emacs is not. Since we are discussing Emacs, there would seem to be no problem. -Miles -- Patience, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.