Re: What is the proper way to set the default font these days?

[Jan Djärv]

Jan Djärv skrev:
> Deniz Dogan skrev:
> > Using the latest CVS checkout, I think I have been able to more
> > precisely point out what is going wrong on my computer with XMonad and
> > Emacs. All of the following instructions happen without anything in
> > .Xdefaults (.Xresources doesn't exist).
> >
> > I start Emacs like one normally does, with .emacs removing fringes,
> > the scrollbar, the menubar and the toolbar. This comes up:
> > http://pici.se/pictures/pXCGsmQpd.png
> >
> > Then I modify ~/.emacs, commenting out any removal of fringes, etc.
> > http://pici.se/pictures/avxrLUQYn.png
> >
> > It should be pretty clear looking at the pictures that the "offset" in
> > the first picture is caused from not "updating" the sizes or whatever
> > after having evaluated ~/.emacs. How do I force this?
>
> Emacs relies on the window manager/X server to send ConfigureNotify 
> events when the size changes.  Somehow it is missing some events or 
> events are not being sent.  The way to force it is to resize the frame a 
> bit.
> Does this happen if you start Emacs normally and then by invoking the 
> proper commands by hand, remove toolbar and so on?

Never mind, I found the error. Emacs kind of assumes the window manager will 
eventually honor a resize request Emacs does.  XMonad breaks this assumtion.
Try it now.

        Jan D.