How to Save a Font in Emacs

How to Save a Font in Emacs

[kvnsmnsn]

I'm currently using GNU Emacs for most of my editing, version 21.4.1
(x86_64-redhat-linux.gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars).  I can change
the font size by clicking on
<Options>-<Mule (Multilingual Environment>-<Set Font/Fontset> and then
select <Courier 10>.  But then when I exit and later open up another
Emacs session it reverts back to the default font and size.  This hap-
pens even if I click on <Options>-<Save Options>.  Does anyone know
how I can save the <Courier 10> font setting so I don't have to set my
session to that every time I enter the editor?  Any information on
this would be greatly appreciated.

                                ---Kevin Simonson

"You'll never get to heaven, or even to LA,
if you don't believe there's a way."
from _Why Not_

Re: How to Save a Font in Emacs

[mowgli]

On May 16, 10:15 pm, kvnsm...@hotmail.com wrote:

[snip]
> Does anyone know
> how I can save the <Courier 10> font setting so I don't have to set my
> session to that every time I enter the editor?  Any information on
> this would be greatly appreciated.

In answers to one of my many questions, Tassilo Horn gave me this
reply which worked nicely. Thanks to him:


Select a nice font with xfontsel and place it in your ~/.Xdefaults or
~/.Xressources. For example I have:

,----[ ~/.Xdefaults ]

[...]

| Emacs.Font: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-130-75-75-c-70-
iso10646-1

[...]


Regards,
mowgli

Re: How to Save a Font in Emacs

[kvnsmnsn]

On May 16, 6:30 pm, mowgli <knowledgel...@gmail.com> wrote:

=In answers to one of my many questions, Tassilo Horn gave me this
=reply which worked nicely. Thanks to him:
=
=Select a nice font with xfontsel and place it in your ~/.Xdefaults or
=~/.Xressources. For example I have:
=
=,----[ ~/.Xdefaults ]
=
=[...]
=
=| Emacs.Font: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-130-75-75-c-70-
=iso10646-1
=
=[...]

I tried this, replacing "-misc-" with "-courier-" and "-14-" with
"-10-" to get <Courier 10> and it didn't work.  When I bring up an
Emacs editor it still defaults to the larger font.  Do you have any
idea what I'm doing wrong?

                                ---Kevin Simonson

"You'll never get to heaven, or even to LA,
if you don't believe there's a way."
from _Why Not_

Re: How to Save a Font in Emacs

[Tassilo Horn]

kvnsmnsn@hotmail.com writes:

Hi Kevin,

> =,----[ ~/.Xdefaults ]
> =
> =[...]
> =
> =| Emacs.Font: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-130-75-75-c-70-
> =iso10646-1
> =
> =[...]
>
> I tried this, replacing "-misc-" with "-courier-" and "-14-" with
> "-10-" to get <Courier 10> and it didn't work.  When I bring up an
> Emacs editor it still defaults to the larger font.  Do you have any
> idea what I'm doing wrong?

Most probably the font you created with those replacements does not
exist on your system. Is it available in xfontsel?

Bye,
Tassilo
-- 
My work on  free software is motivated by  an idealistic goal: spreading
freedom and  cooperation. I want  to encourage free software  to spread,
replacing proprietary  software that forbids cooperation,  and thus make
our society better. (Richard M. Stallman)

Re: How to Save a Font in Emacs

[kvnsmnsn]

On May 17, 9:23 am, Tassilo Horn <tass...@member.fsf.org> wrote:

=Most probably the font you created with those replacements does not
=exist on your system. Is it available in xfontsel?

I typed in "xfontsel" and a window came up one line that said, "-fndry-
fmly
-wght-slant-sWdh-adstyl-pxlsz-ptSz-resx-resy-spc-avgWdth-rgstry-
encdng".
Down beneath that was another line that read,
"-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*".  There were only two buttons, one
that read "quit" and one that read "select".  How do I tell from this
whether font <Courier 10> is available?

                                ---Kevin Simonson

"You'll never get to heaven, or even to LA,
if you don't believe there's a way."
from _Why Not_

Re: How to Save a Font in Emacs

[kvnsmnsn]

On May 19, 1:31 am, Tassilo Horn <tass...@member.fsf.org> wrote:

=Each of the stars is a button, too. Click on the first star to choose
=the font foundry. In case of courier it's adobe, I think. Family, the
=second star, is courier, and so on.
=
=There will be a preview so you can see which font customization fits
=your liking.

Thanks!

Okay, I selected <adobe>, <courier>, and a <pxlsz> of 10, which is
what I want.  Then I clicked on <select>, and exited out of the win-
dow.  What do I do now to get <Emacs> to default to this font?  I
tried just bringing up <Emacs> again and it still used the old font.
I even tried putting
"Emacs.Font: -adobe-courier-medium-r-normal--10-100-75-75-m-60-
iso10646-1"
into my ".Xdefaults" file, and then brought up an <Emacs> editor, and
it still defaulted to the old font.  Anybody know what I'm doing
wrong?

                                ---Kevin Simonson

"You'll never get to heaven, or even to LA,
if you don't believe there's a way."
from _Why Not_

Re: How to Save a Font in Emacs

[Joost Kremers]

kvnsmnsn@hotmail.com wrote:
[xfontsel]
> Okay, I selected <adobe>, <courier>, and a <pxlsz> of 10, which is
> what I want.  Then I clicked on <select>, and exited out of the win-
> dow.  What do I do now to get <Emacs> to default to this font?  I
> tried just bringing up <Emacs> again and it still used the old font.

clicking <select> just copies the font description string to the clipboard,
so you can paste it into another program.

> I even tried putting
> "Emacs.Font: -adobe-courier-medium-r-normal--10-100-75-75-m-60-
> iso10646-1"

try 'emacs.font' (i.e. lower case), that (used to) work for me. if it still
doesn't work, do:

xrdb .Xdefaults

before restarting emacs. that makes sure the resource database is updated.

HTH


-- 
Joost Kremers                                      joostkremers@yahoo.com
Selbst in die Unterwelt dringt durch Spalten Licht
EN:SiS(9)

Re: How to Save a Font in Emacs

[kvnsmnsn]

On May 21, 10:01 am, Joost Kremers <joostkrem...@yahoo.com> wrote:

=try 'emacs.font' (i.e. lower case), that (used to) work for me. if it
still
=doesn't work, do:
=
=xrdb .Xdefaults
=
=before restarting emacs. that makes sure the resource database is
updated.

Thanks to everyone who helped me with this; I finally got it working.

                                ---Kevin Simonson

"You'll never get to heaven, or even to LA,
if you don't believe there's a way."
from _Why Not_