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Re: after-21.1-xmail (bugs with current CVS


From: Jason Rumney
Subject: Re: after-21.1-xmail (bugs with current CVS
Date: 01 Feb 2002 18:07:10 +0000
User-agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.1.80

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

>     Since neither gfontsel nor xfontsel can FORCE the user to select a
>     unique font, I have decided to solve this externally, by popping up
>     a menu of the matching fonts when the font returned is not unique and
>     we need a single match.
> 
> When does Emacs need a single match?  If gfontsel specifies certain
> components of the font name, and Emacs sets only the corresponding
> face attributes, is this inadequate in some way?

In that case, there is no need for a single match, but a font dialog
could be useful for other purposes, such as setting the default font
(Shift-mouse-1) where a single match is desirable.

-- 
Jason Rumney




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