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Re: sans-serif name change
From: |
Miles Bader |
Subject: |
Re: sans-serif name change |
Date: |
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:49:14 +0900 |
Kenichi Handa <address@hidden> writes:
> And, fontconfig requires `-' in a family name to be escaped
> by `\':
..
> So, how about using the same rule for Emacs?
>
> (set-face-attribute 'variable-pitch nil :family "sans\\-serif")
But currently other places, such as `set-frame-font' seem to work
properly if passed "Sans-Serif" without escaping the "-". Perhaps some
part of emacs is already adding the backslash?
I think _if_ there are fonts with "-" in their name, requiring the dash
to be escaped will annoy and confuse users, and lead to bug reports.
I don't know how many such fonts there are, of course.
[I'd say just get rid of the old-style foundry-family names; do we
really care?]
-Miles
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- Re: sans-serif name change, Andreas Schwab, 2008/06/25
- Re: sans-serif name change, Miles Bader, 2008/06/25
- Re: sans-serif name change, Andreas Schwab, 2008/06/25
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Miles Bader <=
- Re: sans-serif name change, Kenichi Handa, 2008/06/27