> Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 07:32:28 -0700 (PDT) > From: Drew Adams <drew.ad...@oracle.com> > Cc: 3246251196r...@gmail.com, help-emacs-windows@gnu.org > > > > > the default for the entire frame, not just for buffer text, is > > > > something that requires a higher-quality font. > > > > > > I didn't know that. > > > > You didn't know what exactly? > > That there was a different font-quality requirement for display > in a buffer vs for use as the default font for a frame. > > > > Why does a frame need a better (default) font than a buffer? > > > Just what does a frame require in this regard? > > > > The bold variant, for starters, because we show the buffer name in > > bold on the mode line. > > Oh, I see what you mean. Is that the only consideration: the fact > that a variant (bold or whatever) of the frame font is expected to > be able to be used, when you define the default font of a frame?
Like I suspected, the real problem here was that the font name ended in "-8", which Emacs interpreted as a size. I fixed this in the development sources. The original custom-set-faces form still doesn't select this font, but this does: (set-frame-font "Topaz-8")
