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23.1; doc bug, Elisp manual: notion of font family is not explained

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: 4178 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#4178: 23.1; doc bug, Elisp manual: notion of font family is not explained
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:00:37 +0200

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

>> Various parts of the Elisp manual refer to font families, but this
>> concept is nowhere explained (defined).
>
> I don't think it's the place of the Emacs manual to define every single
> operating system concept, especially one as self-explanatory as "font
> family".  But if it makes you happy, I can add it to the glossary.

I can't seem to find it in the glossary.  On the other hand, I think
this is something that doesn't really belong in the manual.

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