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bug#19298: 25.0.50; `set-frame-font': non-nil FRAMES argument
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Lars Ingebrigtsen |
Subject: |
bug#19298: 25.0.50; `set-frame-font': non-nil FRAMES argument |
Date: |
Sat, 30 Apr 2016 18:24:30 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1.50 (gnu/linux) |
Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
> Parameter FRAMES was added for Emacs 24, and it probably hasn't gotten
> much use yet. For code to change the font for a given list of frames
> and NOT ALSO screw with the user's customization settings, the code must
> select each frame in turn and call `set-frame-font' with a nil FRAMES
> arg. That's silly, no? I am coming up against this right now.
>
> Hard to believe that there is no simple way to change the font of a
> frame and NOT ALSO change custom settings without selecting that frame.
>
> Why does that design make sense?
I can see how it makes sense from a "where on earth do I stash this
setting, then?" implementation point, but from a user interface point it
seems very odd indeed.
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- bug#19298: 25.0.50; `set-frame-font': non-nil FRAMES argument,
Lars Ingebrigtsen <=