GNU bug report logs - #12404
24.2; fails to load X11 resources

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Yuri D'Elia <wavexx <at> thregr.org>

Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:57:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.2

Done: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>

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From: Yuri D'Elia <wavexx <at> thregr.org>
To: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, 12404 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12404: 24.2; fails to load X11 resources
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:42:04 +0200

On 09/11/2012 08:09 PM, Jan Djärv wrote:
> X resources for font take precedencde, last in x_default_font_parameter:
>
>    /* This call will make X resources override any system font setting.  */
>    x_default_parameter (f, parms, Qfont, font, "font", "Font", RES_TYPE_STRING);
>
>> How can I force emacs to use X11 resources over gsettings? I have been using *font for years now to configure the default font globally, including with emacs23.
>>
>
> X11 resources for font already takes precedence over other sources.
> Do you see emacs.font when you do:
> % xrdb -query

Yes, the resource is set. I was able to run emacs24 with the font 
resource correctly by executing it as "emacs" as opposed to "emacs24" (I 
guess the class name is inherited from the executable name?).
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