Re: Default face problem

[Kenichi Handa]

In article <address@hidden>, Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:

>> On X also, x-list-fonts returns nil for a pattern that has
>> no matches.  The problem is that X server thinks that it has
>> the font -etl-fixed-medium-r-normal--17-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1.

> Sorry, I don't understand your last sentence.  If x-list-fonts returns
> nil, Emacs will not start at all, it prints the above error message
> and exits immediately (at least that's what happens on
> w32).

Yes.

> So what problem happens on X due to the fact that ``X
> server thinks that it has the font
> -etl-fixed-medium-r-normal--17-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1''?

I've already written the reason.  In short, because, on
deciding the default face's font, the current code refuses
to use such an auto-scaled font.  Please check my previous
mails for detail.

If Windows never provide an auto-scaled font, it doesn't
have the current problem.

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Kenichi Handa
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