Re: Font setting for runemacs and frame

[Shuguang Sun]

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Shuguang Sun <shuguang79@qq.com>
>> Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
>> Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 13:08:06 +0800
>> 
>> (cl-pushnew '(w32 (font . "Consolas-16"))
>>             window-system-default-frame-alist)
>> 
>> or 
>> 
>> (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(font . "Consolas-16"))
>> 
>> To set the default font as Consolas-16 in w32 system.
>
> This will only work for frames other than the first frame.
>
>> To specify font for fontset, cjk etc., I use the code below and actually
>> make it a function and call it in after-make-frame-functions (new frame
>> in daemon mode) or call it after-init-hook (intended for runemacs with
>> `if (not (daemonp))`).
>> 
>> (dolist (charset '(kana han cjk-misc bopomofo chinese-gbk gb18030))
>>   (set-fontset-font nil charset
>>                     (font-spec :family "Microsoft Yahei")
>>                     nil 'prepend))
>
> Why do you need to call this in a hook?  Why not just at top level of
> your .emacs file?

Years ago, it didn't work for server or daemon, and I tried the hook way.
Now it seems to work well.

>
>> However with the setting of window-system-default-frame-alist or
>> default-frame-alist above, it takes no effect until I make a new frame
>> (after-make-frame-functions).
>
> This is documented behavior: to modify the looks ofg the first frame,
> you need to set initial-frame-alist in addition to
> default-frame-alist.
>
>
Thanks! Now I understand.

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Best Regards
Shuguang Sun