Re: making new frame display the same font??

[fortepianissimo@yahoo.com.tw (Fortepianissimo)]

kai.grossjohann@gmx.net (Kai Großjohann) wrote in message news:<84znmmi6oq.fsf@lucy.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de>...
> fortepianissimo@yahoo.com.tw (Fortepianissimo) writes:
> 
> > But the problem is whenever I hit c-x 5 2 for a new frame, the font
> > used in that frame reverts back to the default (larger) one.
> 
> Try typing the following line into the *scratch* buffer:
> 
>     (frame-parameter nil 'font)
> 
> Then hit C-j at the end of the line.  This gives you a font.  Put it
> into ~/.emacs like so:
> 
>     (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist
>                  '(font . "-long-name-with-lotsa-dashes-goes-here"))
> 
> Does it work?

Wonderful - it works! Thank you sooo much!

On a second thought - you know where I can get a list of these
parameters? I couldn't find it when I tried. Would be helpful for
someone like me to learn a little bit more, thanks.