bug#19266: 24.4; Font-related window redrawing delays on OS X

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Sebastian Wiesner <swiesner@lunaryorn.com>
> Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 10:55:21 +0100
> Cc: Kirill Ignatiev <kirill.ignatiev@gmail.com>,
>  19266@debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > Please ask those persons to report here directly, and to read the
> > responses and discussions.
> 
> So here I am.

Thanks for responding.

> How do I subscribe to this bug so that I get replies per mail?

You will be CC'ed on responses, so no need to subscribe.

> > Optimize your font configuration, so that the font search becomes
> > faster.
> 
> I do not know about the OP, but I do not have any “font configuration”.  All 
> that I do is `(set-frame-font "Source Code Pro-13" nil t)'.

I meant your system-wide font configuration, not what you do in Emacs.

> Besides, I'm no font expert at all, so how am I supposed do “optimize” my 
> fonts?

Sorry, I don't know that.  If you didn't install too many optional
fonts that didn't come with your system, then I think you are already
set.  Otherwise, perhaps some OS X expert, here or on some other
forum, could help.

> Shouldn't Emacs pick reasonable defaults by itself, and remember them?

It should, and it tries to.