Re: [AUCTeX] How to use the font changing command C-c C-f

[Ralf Angeli]

Please keep the mailing list copied!  With Gnus you can do this e.g. by
typing `F' instead of `R' when replying.

* Torben Knudsen (2008-02-04) writes:

>>>>>> "Ralf" == Ralf Angeli <address@hidden> writes:
>
> Ralf> Please keep the mailing list copied.  * Torben Knudsen
> Ralf> (2008-02-04) writes:
>
>>>>>>>> "Ralf" == Ralf Angeli <address@hidden> writes:
>>>
> Ralf> Rerouting to auctex at gnu.org.  Please use this address since
> Ralf> the sunsite.dk address is outdated and might be shut down in the
> Ralf> not so distant future.
>>>  Are you saying there is a group called gnu.org.auctec which I
>>> should use?  I can't find such a group.
>
> Ralf> See <URL:http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/mailing-lists.html>.
>
> If I try to read news with gnus as I usally do I get
>
> Retrieving newsgroup: gmane.emacs.auctex.general...
> 411 No such group gmane.emacs.auctex.general 
> gnus-select-newsgroup: Couldn't activate group gmane.emacs.auctex.general: 
> 411 No such group gmane.emacs.auctex.general 

Of course you need to use news.gmane.org a the news server for these
groups.

> Ralf> * Torben Knudsen (2008-02-01) writes:
>>>
>>>>> If I try to do C-c C-f C-e I just get a font list which I can't
>>>>> figure out how to choose from.
>>>
> Ralf> Which version of AUCTeX are you using?  Assuming you use a
> Ralf> recent one, does it work after you start Emacs with emacs -q
> Ralf> -no-site-file -l auctex.el your_latex_file.tex ?
>>>  No - exactly the same happends.  I couldn't find a version command
>>> but it seems to be 11.83.
>
> Ralf> Do any of the other font insertion commands work?
>
> No only when using the menu bar e.g. for bold
>
> <menu-bar> <LaTeX> <Insert Font> <Bold> runs the command menu-function-9
>    which is an interactive Lisp function.
> (menu-function-9)
> not documented

What happens if you type
M-: (TeX-font nil ?\C-e) <RET>
?

-- 
Ralf