bug#3527: 23.0.94; Setting the default font using `menu-set-font'

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

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

> The `menu-set-font' doc string should explicitly say that this sets
> the default font for _all frames_. It should also say that this
> command _saves_ the new default for future Emacs sessions. It should
> also mention that you can customize face `default' to do the same
> thing.
>
> This is a new feature. It is called out in NEWS (see entry `Menu Bar
> changes'), but there is nothing in the doc string that indicates that
> this is different from, say, `set-default-font'.
>
> This also needs to be documented clearly in the Emacs manual - there
> is nothing in the manual about this, AFAICT.  help-gnu-emacs queries
> make it clear that it is unclear to users how to set the default font
> - what are the various ways etc. The manual should be clear about
> this, with cross refs among the various sections that describe
> different ways to set the default font.

The "Fonts" node in the Emacs manual starts with:

--------
  By default, Emacs displays text in X using a 12-point monospace
font.  There are several different ways to specify a different font:

@itemize
@item
Click on @samp{Set Default Font} in the @samp{Options} menu.  To save
this for future sessions, click on @samp{Save Options} in the
@samp{Options} menu.
--------

So I think this is well documented.  And `menu-set-font' doesn't save,
according to the manual and my skimming the code, so I don't think this
is a bug.

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