GNU bug report logs - #20872
24.5; add-face-text-property doesn't work for :height

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Oleh Krehel <ohwoeowho <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:10:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Found in version 24.5

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 20872 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Wolfgang Jenkner <wjenkner <at> inode.at>
To: Oleh Krehel <ohwoeowho <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 20872 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20872: 24.5; add-face-text-property doesn't work for :height
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:31:11 +0200

On Mon, Jun 22 2015, Oleh Krehel wrote:

> But this doesn't work:
>
>     (add-face-text-property 0 (length asdf) '(:height 1.0) nil asdf)
>
> While the text properties will change, when inserting `asdf' into a
> `fundamental-mode' buffer, it will still have the height 1.2. How can I
> set the height to 1.0, while preserving the face?

A float as value of the :height attribute works as a scaling factor, see
`set-face-attribute'.  So, IIUC, the following would work

(add-face-text-property 0 (length asdf) `(:height ,(/ 1 1.2)) nil asdf)
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