On 2010-07-09, Allan Gottlieb <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Grant Edwards <[email protected]> writes:
>>>
>>>> Recently emacs (running in X "window" mode) seems to have developed a
>>>> font problem.
>
> Perhaps it is a font issue.
Yes, I think it probably is.
> I just did emacs -q (-Q eliminates the
> splash screen) and then did C-u C-x = while the cursor was on the "b" in
> "Learn basic keystroke commands". The help buffer includes
> display: by this font (glyph code)
> xft:-unknown-DejaVu Sans-normal-normal-normal-*-20-*-75-75-*-0-iso10646-1
> (#x45)
>
> What does C-u C-x = give on your system
character: b (98, #o142, #x62)
preferred charset: ascii (ASCII (ISO646 IRV))
code point: 0x62
syntax: w which means: word
category: .:Base, a:ASCII, l:Latin, r:Roman
buffer code: #x62
file code: #x62 (encoded by coding system nil)
display: no font available
> and do you have that font available?
No, I don't seem to have Sans-normal-normal-normal-*-20-*-75-75-*-0-iso10646-1
availble according to xfontsel.
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