Re: High-res Customize icons

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Stefan Monnier <address@hidden>
> Cc: ndame <address@hidden>,  address@hidden
> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 12:07:39 -0400
> 
> >> If this custom font is only used for displaying icons then why would
> >> it show characters displayed as boxes?
> > Emacs doesn't have facilities to use a font "only for something".
> 
> We do have some limited control via the faces (e.g. the family/foundry
> part of the face).  IIUC the `charset` property might also play a role.

Both of these are not really good tools, even on X, where XLFD is
well-entrenched.  If we want to have special-purpose fonts, we need
more reliable features, IMO.