Re: emacs.BodyFont in X windows

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From: david d [zoo] zuhn
Date: Thu, 08 Nov 1990 16:37

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>i have my emacs.BodyFont set to a font that doesn't seem to have
>any effect on the actual font that is used when i start emacs.

don't fully trust the emacs man page when it comes to the X stuff,
read the sources (x11term.c xfns.c)

setting "emacs.font: foofont" will do the trick.  Works for me
daily with X11R4 and emacs 18.55

david d [zoo] zuhn		Univ. of Minnesota Dept. of Astronomy
zoo@aps1.spa.umn.edu		      Automated Plate Scanner Project

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