Emacs 28.0.50 and facemenu-set-bold

[Christopher Dimech]

I like to use bold fonts.  But want to set things up in my init file. 

> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 9:34 PM
> From: "Jean Louis" <bugs@gnu.support>
> To: "Christopher Dimech" <dimech@gmx.com>
> Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: Emacs 28.0.50 and facemenu-set-bold
>
> * Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com> [2021-05-25 12:02]:
> > 
> > I simply put "(facemenu-set-bold)" in my init file
> 
> Oh, no...      ಠ_ಠ
> 
> Not like that... 
> 
> Well let me say that most probably the function (facemenu-set-bold) in
> your init file worked correctly, you just have not seen it. This may
> be because it was executed in a buffer where you did not participate.
> 
> So first is to ask Emacs what it means by using:
>        
>              {C-h f facemenu-set-bold RET}
> 
> Where it will say:
> 
> facemenu-set-bold is an interactive compiled Lisp function.
> 
> It is bound to <menu-bar> <edit> <Text Properties> <fc> b.
> 
> (facemenu-set-bold)
> 
> Select face ‘bold’ for subsequent insertion.
> If the mark is active and there is no prefix argument,
> apply face ‘bold’ to the region instead.
> This command was defined by ‘facemenu-add-new-face’.
> 
> So if it is "interactive" it means it is not supposed to be invoked
> from init.el file but if you insist, you are free to do so. 
> 
> It is meant for "subsequent insertion".
> 
> How about you explain what you really wish to achieve? Do you want all
> fonts to be bold? In that case why not use 
>            
>                    {M-x customize-face RET default RET}
> 
> and then set it bolder or how you wish it to be.
>
> -- 
> Jean
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