From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chong Yidong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#4178: 23.1; doc bug, Elisp manual: notion of font family is not explained Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:13:15 -0400 Message-ID: <874o2rb11g.fsf@stupidchicken.com> References: <87ocphqaid.fsf@stupidchicken.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1310510295 11595 80.91.229.12 (12 Jul 2011 22:38:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:38:15 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 4178@debbugs.gnu.org To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jul 13 00:38:10 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qglaj-00009A-Ky for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:38:09 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:51111 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qglai-0000Vv-EI for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:38:08 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:53654) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QglDU-0003rf-Hk for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:14:12 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QglDO-0008VQ-RN for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:14:08 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:47573) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QglDO-0008VK-Fw for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:14:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QglDN-0006Wv-P4; Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:14:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Chong Yidong Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:14:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 4178 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 4178-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B4178.131050882325066 (code B ref 4178); Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:14:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 4178) by debbugs.gnu.org; 12 Jul 2011 22:13:43 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QglD4-0006WD-RH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:13:43 -0400 Original-Received: from vm-emlprdomr-06.its.yale.edu ([130.132.50.147]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QglCm-0006Vg-8O for 4178@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:13:41 -0400 Original-Received: from furball (173-9-75-145-NewEngland.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [173.9.75.145]) (authenticated bits=0) by vm-emlprdomr-06.its.yale.edu (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p6CMDFN4001864 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:13:16 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen's message of "Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:00:37 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.71 on 130.132.50.147 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:14:01 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:48803 Archived-At: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen writes: > Chong Yidong writes: > >>> Various parts of the Elisp manual refer to font families, but this >>> concept is nowhere explained (defined). >> >> I don't think it's the place of the Emacs manual to define every single >> operating system concept, especially one as self-explanatory as "font >> family". But if it makes you happy, I can add it to the glossary. > > I can't seem to find it in the glossary. On the other hand, I think > this is something that doesn't really belong in the manual. I added a couple of xrefs to the Fonts node in the Emacs manual, from which the meaning of "font families" should be obvious. Closing the bug.