Re: Changing Emacs font

[Javier]

This is what I have in my .emacs for using emacs in Linux

(when (equal window-system 'x)
       (set-face-font 'default 
"-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--20-200-75-75-c-100-iso10646-1"))

The notation for the font is used for X11 fonts.  The program xfontsel
displays the fonts.

Also, you can access the font menu in emacs using Shift+left button of
the mouse.



Jai Dayal <dayalsoap@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I want to change the default font to be Monospace of size 12.
> 
> When I open emacs -nw in a terminal, the terminal's profile preferences are
> set to Monospace 12, however, when I open up emacs without a terminal, I
> get a completely different set of fonts, and frankly, they're hard on my
> eyes.
> 
> How can I change the emacs settings so that the font displayed is Monspace
> size 12? I tried all solutions under "Globally Change the Default Font"
> found here:
> 
> http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/SetFonts#toc2
> 
> But I've had no luck.. the font is still the same original one.
> 
> What am I missing?
> 
> Thanks much!
> Jai