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24.0.50; Font X resouce is ignored
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Reported by: Kenichi Handa <handa <at> m17n.org>
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:16:01 UTC
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Found in version 24.0.50
Done: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
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After the following change:
2010-06-22 Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
* xfns.c (x_default_font_parameter): Try to open font from system
before using it (bug#6478). Rename got_from_gconf to got_from_system.
Font X resource settings are ignored. For instnace, I have
these settinggs:
Emacs.Font: fontset-24
Emacs.Fontset-0: -etl-*-medium-r-normal-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-fontset-14
Emacs.Fontset-1: -etl-*-medium-r-normal-*-18-*-*-*-*-*-fontset-18
Emacs.Fontset-2: -etl-*-medium-r-normal-*-20-*-*-*-*-*-fontset-20
Emacs.Fontset-3: -etl-*-medium-r-normal-*-24-*-*-*-*-*-fontset-24
Before the above change, Emacs uses the font
-etl-fixed-medium-r-normal--24-...-iso8859-1, but now it
uses the font "DejaVu Sans Mono".
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Kenichi Handa
handa <at> m17n.org
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Message #10 received at 6526-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
Kenichi Handa skrev 2010-06-28 10.15:
> Font X resource settings are ignored. For instnace, I have
> these settinggs:
>
> Emacs.Font: fontset-24
> Emacs.Fontset-0: -etl-*-medium-r-normal-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-fontset-14
> Emacs.Fontset-1: -etl-*-medium-r-normal-*-18-*-*-*-*-*-fontset-18
> Emacs.Fontset-2: -etl-*-medium-r-normal-*-20-*-*-*-*-*-fontset-20
> Emacs.Fontset-3: -etl-*-medium-r-normal-*-24-*-*-*-*-*-fontset-24
>
> Before the above change, Emacs uses the font
> -etl-fixed-medium-r-normal--24-...-iso8859-1, but now it
> uses the font "DejaVu Sans Mono".
Reverted to the old behaviour. This has the drawback that X resources
override use-system-font setting. Oh well.
Jan D.
Message #11 received at 6526-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
In article <4C289CAB.8030903 <at> swipnet.se>, Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se> writes:
> Kenichi Handa skrev 2010-06-28 10.15:
> > Font X resource settings are ignored. For instnace, I have
> > these settinggs:
> >
> > Emacs.Font: fontset-24
> > Emacs.Fontset-0: -etl-*-medium-r-normal-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-fontset-14
> > Emacs.Fontset-1: -etl-*-medium-r-normal-*-18-*-*-*-*-*-fontset-18
> > Emacs.Fontset-2: -etl-*-medium-r-normal-*-20-*-*-*-*-*-fontset-20
> > Emacs.Fontset-3: -etl-*-medium-r-normal-*-24-*-*-*-*-*-fontset-24
> >
> > Before the above change, Emacs uses the font
> > -etl-fixed-medium-r-normal--24-...-iso8859-1, but now it
> > uses the font "DejaVu Sans Mono".
> Reverted to the old behaviour.
Thank you. I confirmed that the original behavior is recovered.
> This has the drawback that X resources override
> use-system-font setting. Oh well.
What is "use-system-font setting"? Does it work if I don't
have Font X resource?
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Kenichi Handa
handa <at> m17n.org
Message #12 received at 6526-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
Kenichi Handa skrev 2010-06-29 10.15:
>
>> This has the drawback that X resources override
>> use-system-font setting. Oh well.
>
> What is "use-system-font setting"?
Emacs uses the font set in the desktop preferences in Gnome, i.e. from GConf.
> Does it work if I don't have Font X resource?
Yes.
Jan D.
Message #13 received at 6526-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
In article <4C29BAB4.4070304 <at> swipnet.se>, Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se> writes:
> > What is "use-system-font setting"?
> Emacs uses the font set in the desktop preferences in Gnome, i.e. from GConf.
> > Does it work if I don't have Font X resource?
> Yes.
On Ubuntu, I removed all X resouses, ran the program
gnome-appearance-properties, opened "Fonts" tab, set
"Application font" to "Freemono Medium 10", then ran Emacs.
But the font used was "Dejavu Sans Mono", not "Freemono".
Is gnome-appearance-properties not that right program to set
"the desktop preferences"?
---
Kenichi Handa
handa <at> m17n.org
Message #14 received at 6526-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
Kenichi Handa skrev 2010-06-30 07.41:
> In article<4C29BAB4.4070304 <at> swipnet.se>, Jan Djärv<jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se> writes:
>
>>> What is "use-system-font setting"?
>
>> Emacs uses the font set in the desktop preferences in Gnome, i.e. from GConf.
>
>>> Does it work if I don't have Font X resource?
>
>> Yes.
>
> On Ubuntu, I removed all X resouses, ran the program
> gnome-appearance-properties, opened "Fonts" tab, set
> "Application font" to "Freemono Medium 10", then ran Emacs.
> But the font used was "Dejavu Sans Mono", not "Freemono".
Application font is not what we use, it is Monospaced font. Other things to
check for:
Did you compile --with-gconf (the default if GConf libraries are found) and
customize font-use-system-font to t?
You can check for feature system-font-setting in Emacs, it is set if GConf is
compiled in. The function font-get-system-font should return the system
monospaced font. You can get application font by calling
font-get-system-normal-font.
>
> Is gnome-appearance-properties not that right program to set
> "the desktop preferences"?
It is the right program.
Jan D,
Message #15 received at 6526-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
In article <4C2AE8D6.1070800 <at> swipnet.se>, Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se> writes:
> Application font is not what we use, it is Monospaced font. Other things to
> check for:
Ah! Perhaps you actually mean "Fixed width font". When I
change it from "monospace" to "freemono", Emacs surely uses
"freemono" font.
> Did you compile --with-gconf (the default if GConf libraries are found)
Yes. src/config.h contains this line:
/* Define to 1 if using GConf. */
#define HAVE_GCONF 1
> and customize font-use-system-font to t?
No. The docstring says "*Non-nil means to use the system
defined font.", but doesn't say what "nil" means. Anyway,
if there's no Font X resource, it seems that Emacs uses the
system defined font even if font-use-system-font is nil.
Previously, if there's no Font X resource, Emacs tried to
use one of these predefined fonts (extracted from
x_default_font_parameter):
char *names[]
= {
#ifdef HAVE_XFT
/* This will find the normal Xft font. */
"monospace-10",
#endif
"-adobe-courier-medium-r-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1",
"-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-*-140-*-*-c-*-iso8859-1",
"-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-*-140-*-*-c-*-iso8859-1",
/* This was formerly the first thing tried, but it finds
too many fonts and takes too long. */
"-*-*-medium-r-*-*-*-*-*-*-c-*-iso8859-1",
/* If those didn't work, look for something which will
at least work. */
"-*-fixed-*-*-*-*-*-140-*-*-c-*-iso8859-1",
"fixed",
NULL };
So, the current behaviour is still different from the
previous one. Though I'm not claiming that the current
behaviour is worse.
> You can check for feature system-font-setting in Emacs, it is set if GConf is
> compiled in.
(featurep 'system-font-setting) => t
> The function font-get-system-font should return the system
> monospaced font. You can get application font by calling
> font-get-system-normal-font.
Both return nil.
When I customize font-use-system-font to t, they return
correct font names. It's a little bit strange behavior. I
think they should return font names even if
font-use-system-font is non-nil.
---
Kenichi Handa
handa <at> m17n.org
Message #16 received at 6526-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
Kenichi Handa skrev 2010-06-30 09.41:
> In article<4C2AE8D6.1070800 <at> swipnet.se>, Jan Djärv<jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se> writes:
>
>> Application font is not what we use, it is Monospaced font. Other things to
>> check for:
>
> Ah! Perhaps you actually mean "Fixed width font". When I
> change it from "monospace" to "freemono", Emacs surely uses
> "freemono" font.
Yes, I meant Fixed width. I didn't have the actual screen in front of me.
>> and customize font-use-system-font to t?
>
> No. The docstring says "*Non-nil means to use the system
> defined font.", but doesn't say what "nil" means. Anyway,
> if there's no Font X resource, it seems that Emacs uses the
> system defined font even if font-use-system-font is nil.
I'll improve the documentation.
>
> Previously, if there's no Font X resource, Emacs tried to
> use one of these predefined fonts (extracted from
> x_default_font_parameter):
>
> char *names[]
> = {
> #ifdef HAVE_XFT
> /* This will find the normal Xft font. */
> "monospace-10",
> #endif
> "-adobe-courier-medium-r-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1",
> "-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-*-140-*-*-c-*-iso8859-1",
> "-*-*-medium-r-normal-*-*-140-*-*-c-*-iso8859-1",
> /* This was formerly the first thing tried, but it finds
> too many fonts and takes too long. */
> "-*-*-medium-r-*-*-*-*-*-*-c-*-iso8859-1",
> /* If those didn't work, look for something which will
> at least work. */
> "-*-fixed-*-*-*-*-*-140-*-*-c-*-iso8859-1",
> "fixed",
> NULL };
>
> So, the current behaviour is still different from the
> previous one. Though I'm not claiming that the current
> behaviour is worse.
>
It is the same old startup problem. For the first frame we don't know if
font-use-system-font is set as .emacs has not been read when the code above is
run. So we suggest the system font anyway, it is as good a suggestion as any
other font. Better in fact, we can be sure that font exists and is probably
familiar to the user if gedit or gnome-terminal has been used.
>> You can check for feature system-font-setting in Emacs, it is set if GConf is
>> compiled in.
>
> (featurep 'system-font-setting) => t
>
>> The function font-get-system-font should return the system
>> monospaced font. You can get application font by calling
>> font-get-system-normal-font.
>
> Both return nil.
>
> When I customize font-use-system-font to t, they return
> correct font names. It's a little bit strange behavior. I
> think they should return font names even if
> font-use-system-font is non-nil.
>
It was needed at some point, but I think that is not the case anymore. I'll
check. font-use-system-font controls if Emacs changes its fonts on the fly
when the system font is changed.
Jan D.
Message #17 received at 6526-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
In article <4C2B0EB6.9090409 <at> swipnet.se>, Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se> writes:
> I'll improve the documentation.
Thank you. The new ones are much better.
> It is the same old startup problem. For the first frame we don't know if
> font-use-system-font is set as .emacs has not been read when the code above is
> run. So we suggest the system font anyway, it is as good a suggestion as any
> other font. Better in fact, we can be sure that font exists and is probably
> familiar to the user if gedit or gnome-terminal has been used.
I see.
> It was needed at some point, but I think that is not the case anymore. I'll
> check. font-use-system-font controls if Emacs changes its fonts on the fly
> when the system font is changed.
I confirmed that now font-get-*-font works even if
font-use-system-font is nil, thank you.
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Kenichi Handa
handa <at> m17n.org
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