GNU bug report logs - #9675
24.0.50; doc for font name specification

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 15:01:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.0.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jason Rumney <jasonr <at> gnu.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 9675 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9675: 24.0.50; doc for font name specification
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:08:02 +0800

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

> (elisp) Low-Level Font says this about `font-spec' keyword `:name':
>  
>  The font name (a string), in either XLFD, Fontconfig, or GTK
>  format.  *Note Font Specification Options: (emacs)Font X.
>  
> There is no explanation or cross reference to understand what those 3
> formats are, and without that info this description is useless.

Font X has a cross-reference to Fonts which does contain the
documentation you are looking for. I presume Chong's fix was to link
directly there.

But before specifying the formats, it says "on X...". Windows accepts
the first three formats listed, but I am not sure about the NS port. If
that accepts those formats too, then the "on X..." should be removed.
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