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Re: Setting Font/FontSet


From: Pavol Murin
Subject: Re: Setting Font/FontSet
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:52:47 +0200

On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 9:31 PM, Joel J. Adamson <jadamson@partners.org> wrote:
> "Paulo J. Matos" <pocm@soton.ac.uk> writes:
>
>  > On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 1:43 PM, Pavol Murin <palomurin@gmail.com> wrote:
>  >> > Hello all,
>  >>  >
>  >>  > I installed Ubuntu on a new machine and GNU Emacs font seems too big
>  >>  > when compared to my other Gentoo machines.
>  >>  > So each time I start I do: Set Font/FontSet -> Misc -> clean 8x8. How
>  >>  > can I set this up in my .emacs?
>  >>  >
>  >>  > Thanks,
>  >>
>  >>  something like this (just change the font name):
>  >>
>  >>  (set-default-font  "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono-10")
>  >>
>  >
>  > Is there a way to list all the fonts available to GNU Emacs?
>
>  On Unix with X11 you can use the command xlsfonts, or use the
>  interactive xfontsel to select a font.
>

or if you are in Gnome or KDE, just use the font tools available.
Writing the font name exactly as it appears in the font tool (and
adding -size as above, e.g. -10) should be enough. Use the *scratch*
buffer for immediate feedback.

(tested on KDE and it works well, I don't have Gnome here).

muro




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