Re: -urw-* font is always used

[Jan D.]

> Ognyan Kulev wrote:
> > Here is another font problem with Emacs 2003-10-10 (--with-gtk, if it 
> > matters).  I use Debian unstable with package gsfonts-x11 
> > (Ghostscript fonts made available in X) installed.  Whatever I pass 
> > to -fn, or whatever I select in Shift-Button1, always the same 
> > -urw-nimbus mono-* (around 14 pt) is used.
>
> After removing gsfonts-x11 package, *all* characters (including 
> us-ascii ones) are boxes!
>
> What information will be useful to you?

Can you try
% xfd -fn '...'

where ... is the same as you give to Emacs, and see if that also gives
the same font?

Also, check the fontpath with
% xset q

If it says something like tcp/... you are using a font server.  Then
the font path is probably in /etc/X11/config, in the catalogue= line.
Move the URW-fonts last in the fontpath and try again.

You can also check what fonts Emacs finds by evaluating
(x-list-fonts "*")
in the *scratch* buffer.

Does it only list URW-fonts or other fonts as well?

        Jan D.