bug#429: 23.0.60; Face settings not preserved in new frame

[Stefan Monnier]

merge 429 47
thanks

This is a known problem, see bug#47 at
http://emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com/emacs/


        Stefan

>>>>> "James" == James Aguilar <aguilar.james@gmail.com> writes:

> When I create a new frame in emacs (C-x 5 2), my face settings are not
> preserved in the new frame.  Instead, the default adobe-courier font is
> displayed.  Here are the steps to reproduce my problem:

> 1. Open emacs with an empty .emacs file.

> 2. Run the command customize-face.  Type "default", and press enter.

> 3. Change the default face size from 122 to 80.

> 4. Select "Save for future sessions" from the state context menu.

> 5. Press the following key sequence: C-x 5 2

> When I perform this set of actions in my emacs, the font
> deterministically reverts to the original adobe courier 122 size.  If
> I run the customize-face command on the default face again, it will
> say that the default face is still the 12.2 pt face, not the 8.0 pt
> face I selected earlier.

> I am reporting this bug from Ubuntu Gutsy, running in gnome 2.20.1.  I
> do not have any other systems, so I am not certain I can reproduce
> this failure.  I'd be happy to try and fix it myself if someone will
> point me in the direction of the code where this problem might be
> coming from.


> In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.0)
>  of 2008-06-16 on sea
> Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10300000
> Important settings:
>   value of $LC_ALL: nil
>   value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
>   value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
>   value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
>   value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
>   value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
>   value of $LC_TIME: nil
>   value of $LANG: C
>   value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
>   locale-coding-system: nil
>   default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

> Major mode: Custom

> Minor modes in effect:
>   tooltip-mode: t
>   tool-bar-mode: t
>   mouse-wheel-mode: t
>   menu-bar-mode: t
>   file-name-shadow-mode: t
>   global-font-lock-mode: t
>   font-lock-mode: t
>   blink-cursor-mode: t
>   global-auto-composition-mode: t
>   auto-composition-mode: t
>   auto-encryption-mode: t
>   auto-compression-mode: t
>   line-number-mode: t
>   transient-mark-mode: t

> Recent input:
> 8 0 <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
> <down-mouse-1> <help-echo> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1>
> <mouse-1> * <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
> <down-mouse-1> <help-echo> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1>
> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-movement> <mouse-1>
> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-movement> <mouse-1> <help-echo>
> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <help-echo> M-x <help-echo>
> d e s c r <tab> f a c <tab> <return> <return> <help-echo>
> <help-echo> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <next>
> C-x k <return> C-x 0 <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up>
> <up> <up> <up> M-x d e s c r <tab> f <tab> a <tab>
> <return> <return> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left>
> <left> <left> <left> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <up> <up>
> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right>
> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right>
> <right> <right> <right> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1>
> <mouse-movement> <mouse-1> <help-echo> <help-echo>
> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <S-home> c o n s <S-end> k
> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace>
> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace>
> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace>
> <backspace> <backspace> o l a s <help-echo> <help-echo>
> <down-mouse-1> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-movement> <mouse-1> C-x C-s <down-mouse-1>
> <mouse-1> C-x 5 2 <switch-frame> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1>
> <mouse-movement> <mouse-1> C-x 5 0 <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1>
> C-x 5 2 <switch-frame> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-movement>
> <mouse-1> M-x c s u <backspace> <backspace> u s t <tab>
> f <tab> <backspace> - f <tab> <return> d e f a u l
> t <return> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1>
> <mouse-1> M-x c u s t <tab> - v a r <tab> <return>
> d e f a u l t - f r a m e - a s l <backspace> <backspace>
> l s t <backspace> <backspace> i s t <return> <help-echo>
> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-movement> <mouse-1> C-x 5 0 <down-mouse-1>
> <mouse-1> M-x e m a c <tab> b u g <tab> <backspace>
> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace>
> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> r e
> p o <tab> t <tab> <backspace> r <tab> <return>

> Recent messages:
> Creating face editor...done
> Creating customization items ...done
> Resetting customization items...done
> Creating customization setup...done
> Creating customization items...
> Creating customization items ...done
> Resetting customization items...done
> Creating customization setup...done
> call-interactively: Text is read-only
> Making completion list...