GNU bug report logs - #642
23.0.60; garbled text (wrong font?) in About GNU Emacs screen

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Packages: emacs, w32;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 20:35:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 597, 639, 1100

Found in version 23.0.60

Done: Jason Rumney <jasonr <at> f2s.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Jason Rumney'" <jasonr <at> f2s.com>
Cc: <642-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org>, "'Miles Bader'" <miles <at> gnu.org>,
        <642 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#642: 23.0.60;garbled text (wrong font?) in About GNU Emacs screen
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:30:13 -0800

> From: Jason Rumney Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 7:08 PM
> > However, FWIW, the fonts used are less readable than in Emacs 22
> I think Emacs 22 probably got the system defined font substitutions, 
> rather than the fonts that were being asked for (ie Arial 
> instead of the 
> real Helvetica). If you customize the `variable-pitch' face to use 
> Arial, do the screenshots look the same?

Yes, that solved the problem. The default family is Sans Serif. Changing it to
Arial gives the same appearance as Emacs 22, which is more readable, IMO.

Thx. Sorry I took so long; I misplaced your reply.
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