Re: What is the proper way to set the default font these days?

[Deniz Dogan]

2009/7/2 Jan Djärv <address@hidden>:
> Jan Djärv skrev:
>>
>> Deniz Dogan skrev:
>>>
>>> Using the latest CVS checkout, I think I have been able to more
>>> precisely point out what is going wrong on my computer with XMonad and
>>> Emacs. All of the following instructions happen without anything in
>>> .Xdefaults (.Xresources doesn't exist).
>>>
>>> I start Emacs like one normally does, with .emacs removing fringes,
>>> the scrollbar, the menubar and the toolbar. This comes up:
>>> http://pici.se/pictures/pXCGsmQpd.png
>>>
>>> Then I modify ~/.emacs, commenting out any removal of fringes, etc.
>>> http://pici.se/pictures/avxrLUQYn.png
>>>
>>> It should be pretty clear looking at the pictures that the "offset" in
>>> the first picture is caused from not "updating" the sizes or whatever
>>> after having evaluated ~/.emacs. How do I force this?
>>>
>>
>> Emacs relies on the window manager/X server to send ConfigureNotify events
>> when the size changes.  Somehow it is missing some events or events are not
>> being sent.  The way to force it is to resize the frame a bit.
>> Does this happen if you start Emacs normally and then by invoking the
>> proper commands by hand, remove toolbar and so on?
>>
>
> Never mind, I found the error. Emacs kind of assumes the window manager will
> eventually honor a resize request Emacs does.  XMonad breaks this assumtion.
> Try it now.

Unfortunately, still no cigar. I really wish I could help out more
with this than just tell you whether it "works" or not... :/

-- 
Deniz Dogan