From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "B. T. Raven" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: newbie questions: customizing continuation lines and font for Windows emacs Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:35:12 -0600 Message-ID: References: <7b7c8b44-05f4-4e6d-889f-613829e57ecf@p2g2000prf.googlegroups.com> <9a2e52e5-4134-4755-8852-107d0aaa8070@d19g2000prh.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1237257660 30768 80.91.229.12 (17 Mar 2009 02:41:00 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:41:00 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Mar 17 03:42:17 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1LjPFn-0004tH-4I for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:42:07 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:59903 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LjPEQ-0005x9-U2 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:40:42 -0400 Original-Path: news.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!postnews.google.com!news1.google.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local01.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.posted.cpinternet!news.posted.cpinternet.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:33:46 -0500 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help In-Reply-To: <9a2e52e5-4134-4755-8852-107d0aaa8070@d19g2000prh.googlegroups.com> Original-Lines: 53 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.61.220.64 Original-X-Trace: sv3-uXt00rYuEf+poyimD/BSKNs6Oba4YjBSTR6MZajSapFj3rApO5u4pbEejmr5OWRuNVZwQSf+X7vUFYu!JBHUEGwzaHyHszEdRk+5nhXYhOH0oEym8/9OQJKM2qim52ZkwZWBj8puLtH4fJcrSnNqAzaIpq1g!givtTj+r93DWTCBioA== Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@cpinternet.com X-DMCA-Complaints-To: abuse@cpinternet.com X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.39 Original-Xref: news.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:167694 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:62980 Archived-At: These are variables, association lists that define frame parameters. Other similar looking tokens might be functions but in this case there is no verb in the hyphenated name so it's probably a variable. Functions do things and variables are things. Type C-h v and then TAB and you will see a very long list of variables, among which are the two mentioned by Peter. If you type C-h v init TAB then you will see just the variables starting with init To see a list of functions type C-h f tab. To find out more about a variable or function, complete typing the name and press return or just click on the name of interest in the *Completions* buffer. Have you done the tutorial yet? C-h t Other useful ones are C-h C-f C-h i and C-h ? for help on the help options Elias wrote: > What do you mean by "initial-frame-alist and default-frame-alist"? Is > that a command or a setting or something? > > On Mar 14, 4:18 am, Peter Dyballa wrote: >> Am 14.03.2009 um 00:09 schrieb Elias: >> >>> Also, I am trying to change the display font. I go to Options and Set >>> Font, and pick the font (Lucida Sans Typewriter), then go to Options >>> and Save Options, hoping that the font will be saved. However, the >>> next time I start emacs, it is set to Courier New for some reason. Is >>> there any way to save the font? >> You can use initial-frame-alist and default-frame-alist as in: >> >> (setq initial-frame-alist '( >> ;• (font . "fontset-global") >> (tool-bar-lines . 0) >> (menu-bar-lines . 2) >> (border-color . "gold1") >> (cursor-color . "turquoise1") >> (mouse-color . "purple3") >> (foreground-color . "DarkCyan") >> (background-color . "antiquewhite1") >> (vertical-scroll-bars . right) >> (internal-border-width . 5) >> (top . 10) (left . 625) (width . 80) (height . 50) >> )) >> >> Of course you need to uncomment and substitute the values on the >> first and second lines. And others too ... >> >> -- >> Greetings >> >> Pete >> >> To most people solutions mean finding the answers. But to chemists >> solutions >> are things that are still all mixed up. >