Meik Hellmund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Leon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>BTW, it seems you workaround still use the X core font, isn't it? > > Why do you think so? Admittedly, > Emacs.bold.attributeFont: -bitstream-bitstream vera sans > mono-bold-r-*-*-*-100-*-*-*-*-*-* > looks like XLFD, but on my machine I have no X font of this name: > > #xlsfonts -fn "*vera*" > xlsfonts: pattern "*vera*" unmatched > > and this XLFD also does not work with other X applications. > So my (totally uneducated) guess is that emacs23-xft somehow uses XLFD > syntax also for truetype fonts, but in an slightly inconsistent way > (otherwise, bold & italic xft fonts should work automagically).
I see. Thanks for explaining this. A question come to my head, that it will not be straightforward to specify a XLFD style font name for a xft font. > > Perhaps someone who really understands this can explain it? > > PS: Sorry for destroying the threading. I'm still not subscribed to > this list and read it through the archive > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-pretest-bug which doesn't show > message-ids. Perhaps it's time to subscribe... Please join the list. -- Leon _______________________________________________ emacs-pretest-bug mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-pretest-bug
