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Re: emacs and terminus, proggy and ttf-inconsolata fonts



On 2009-02-18 02:25 +0100, H.S. wrote:

> This is on Testing. In Emacs if I left-click the mouse button with the
> Shift key pressed, I get the Font Menu from which I can select some of
> the preset fonts (fixed, courier, etc.).
>
> I want to try terminus, proggy and ttf-inconsolata fonts. I can set
> terminus font by setting the Basic faces option in Emacs by specifying
> the family as Terminus. However, how I try ttf-inconsolata? It is not
> shown in xfontsel dialog box.

That's apparently due to http://bugs.debian.org/455710.

> Finally, if I choose to stick with terminus, how do I make Emacs show
> different sizes in the Font Menu (Shift+LeftClick)?

Does not seem possible AFAIK.  Your best bet would be to try Emacs 23
which has XFT support but is not released yet.  Pre-compiled snapshots
for Debian are available from http://emacs.orebokech.com.

Sven


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