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

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Packages: w32, emacs;

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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Message #90 received at 642-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: jasonr <at> f2s.com
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 642-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, "'Miles Bader'" <miles <at> gnu.org>
Subject: RE: bug#642: 23.0.60;garbled text (wrong font?) in About GNU Emacs screen
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:50:58 +0000

Quoting Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>:

> I think you're saying, along with the explanation of why, that I should no
> longer see garbled text after your fix. I might not see some particular
> fonts,
> but I will be able to read the text in some font. If so, that's fine.

If you have the fonts installed, you should still see all fonts, but they will
be the real fonts, not different fonts that Windows decides to substitute.

face-font-family-alternatives already deals with cases where common fonts are
not installed on an Emacs level.
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