From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: myglc2 Subject: bug#22927: system-installed emacs does not find system-installed fonts Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2016 13:57:54 -0500 Message-ID: <87a8mb5t8t.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:52913) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1acdqX-0001vk-LJ for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 13:56:06 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1acdqU-0005G0-E2 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 13:56:05 -0500 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:39894) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1acdqU-0005Fw-Aa for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 13:56:02 -0500 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1acdqU-0006n0-4h for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 13:56:02 -0500 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:52886) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1acdqJ-0001uu-SD for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 13:55:52 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1acdqG-0005EY-Mz for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 13:55:51 -0500 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:49834) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1acdqG-0005ED-9C for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 13:55:48 -0500 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1acdqE-0008Nk-2C for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 19:55:46 +0100 Received: from c-73-167-118-254.hsd1.ma.comcast.net ([73.167.118.254]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 19:55:46 +0100 Received: from myglc2 by c-73-167-118-254.hsd1.ma.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 19:55:46 +0100 List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: 22927@debbugs.gnu.org Not technically not a bug because the doc says ... 2.6.2 X11 Fonts The ‘fontconfig’ package in Guix looks for fonts in ‘$HOME/.guix-profile’ by default. Thus, to allow graphical applications installed with Guix to display fonts, you have to install fonts with Guix as well. But it does seem counter-intuitive that emacs 'M-x list-fontsets' gives ... Fontset: -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-fontset-default Fontset: -*-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-16-*-*-*-*-*-fontset-standard Fontset: -urw-Nimbus Mono L-normal-normal-normal-*-13-*-*-*-m-0-fontset-startup ... when the system package list is ... % *Guix Package L... 5437 Guix-Output-List [...] emacs 24.5 out Yes The extensible, customizable, self-documenting text editor [...] font-dejavu 2.34 out Yes Vera font family derivate with additional characters [...]