Re: emacs settings priority

[tpeplt]

crstml@libero.it writes:

>
> 2) Rename the .emacs to .emacs.disabled and run the same commands again.
>
>    mv .emacs .emacs.disabled
>    emacs -fn 10x20 &
>    emacs -fn lucidasanstypewriter-24 &
>
>    Now without the .emacs file the -fn command line option is taken
>    into account.
>

1. You can save some steps in your debugging process, above, by using
   the Emacs options ‘-Q’ (or ‘--quick’) or ‘-q’ (or ‘--no-init-file’).
   These options tell Emacs not to load your Emacs initialization file
   (‘.emacs’).  (These options are described in the man page for Emacs.)

   On my system, the ‘lucidasanstypewriter’ font is installed, but the
   ‘10x20’ font is not.

      $ emacs -fn lucidasanstypewriter-24 &

   works as expected.

2. As you can see from your ‘.emacs’ file, the ‘custom-set-faces’
   expression is complex.  If you want to change the font that Emacs
   uses, you can try the following option in the menu:

      Options -> Set Default Font...

   It gives you the capability of seeing what the various fonts that you
   have installed look like and to choose one easily or change to
   another font.  If the checkbox for the menu entry:

      Options -> Use System Font

   is checked, then you will need to click on that box to unset it.

   a. If you do not see a menu bar near the top of your Emacs frame,
      then type:

      M-x menu-bar-mode RET

      This command (‘menu-bar-mode’) toggles the display of the menu.

   b. If you do change your font via the menu, then you will need to
      save the change so that it will be used the next time that you
      start Emacs (*Warning*: This will overwrite your
      ‘custom-set-faces’ expression in your ‘.emacs’ file.  If you want
      to be safe, copy your ‘.emacs’ file to another file BEFORE the next
      command):

      Options -> Save Options

      After you have done this, you will see a change to the
      ‘custom-set-faces’ expression in your ‘.emacs’ file.

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