GNU bug report logs - #2334
23.0.90; emacs-snapshot has ugly fonts when using set-default-font elisp function

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso <at> mit.edu>

Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:40:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at 2334 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Kenichi Handa  <handa <at> m17n.org>
Cc: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso <at> mit.edu>, 2334 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.90; emacs-snapshot has ugly fonts when using set-default-font elisp function
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:26:16 -0500

"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso <at> mit.edu> wrote:

> Using emacs-snapshot-20090207, the text display becomes very ugly when
> set via:
> (set-default-font "DejaVu Sans Mono-10")
> However, if the font is set via the menu bar: Options->Set Default Font
> then the fonts look good (i.e., with proper anti-aliasing).

Hi Handa-san,

I think we should give the xft font backend (where it is available) a
higher priority than the x backend; otherwise, users will keep
experiencing bugs like this.

WDYT?
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