Re: [Mac-emacs-users] larger face? - font ...is not defined

[Andrew C. <ak...@cs...>]

to...@at... writes:

> I can't adjust font size in the carbonized 20.7.1 or the classic 20.6
> version. I'm running OS X on a G4. After loading emacs it reports:
> 
> Error in init file: error: "Font \"fontset-mac\" is not defined"
> 
> I'm using the .emacs file that comes with the distribution, with the
> coding system bug fix applied. I added the GNU fonts to both my
> Classic System/Fonts folder as well as to my /Library/Fonts directory.
> 
> This seems to be the same problem that a user reported to the list in
> May, 2000:
> <http://www.geocrawler.com/archives/3/1232/2000/5/0/3823196/>
> 
> I reviewed this list's archive for 2000 and 2001 and don't see an
> answer to this issue.
> 
> When I use a stripped down .emacs file with something like this in it:
> 
>    (modify-frame-parameters (selected-frame)
>     '((font . "-*-*-*-*-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*")))

Hi Tony,

Unfortunately this code was written when I didn't understand X font
specs that well and used 13 fields instead of 14 :-).  So perhaps you
can try:

    (modify-frame-parameters (selected-frame)
     '((font . "-*-*-*-*-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*")))

instead.

> with or without a family name in the second field, I get a very
> similar error:
> Error in init file: error: "Font \"-*-*-*-*-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*\" is
> not defined"

If this doesn't work, execute

  (x-list-fonts "-*-*-*-*-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*")

in the *scratch* buffer by typing C-j following it and let me know the
output.

Andrew.
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P.S.  Emacs 21 is out (see http://mac-emacs.sourceforge.net).  It has
more accurate X font specs implementation (e.g., it does real regex
matching).