Emacs font problem

[bsyuni]

Hello everyone. :D

 

I am using MDK 10.0 OE.

 

I have a problem to setup permanently for emacs.

The font size is too small for the 12.1' and 800X600 resolution of LCD.

 

So far I have been changed the font to click left mouse button and shift so that I can have a font menu. After that I can choose right one. I choose courier >14 usually.

 

Now I would like to make it as my permanent setting for emacs font.

I tried to modify /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/Emacs file to proper font. I am not sure it was right one or not but nothing has been changed at all.

 

 Emacs*font: -*-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-*-140-75-75-*-*-*
# Emacs*font: -*-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-*-160-75-75-*-*-*
# Emacs*font: -*-courier-*-r-*-*-16-*-100-100-*-*-*-*
emacs*foreground:                       Wheat
emacs*background:                       DarkSlateGray
emacs*region.attributeForeground:       White
emacs*region.attributeBackground:       SteelBlue
emacs*pointerColor:                     Orchid
emacs*cursorColor:                      Orchid  

 

I tried the second and third line one by one. The first line is default.

 

How can I possibly setup the font permanently?

 

in advance.

Edited September 24, 2004 by bsyuni

[coverup]

The best way to customise emacs is though configuring ~/.emacs file. You can set fonts through Options -> Customize Emacs -> Browse Customization -> Faces -> Basic Faces. Once you confirm your choice for using in future sessions, the configuration will be written to ~/.emacs file in the home directory, you will see something like this:

 

(custom-set-faces
;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom -- don't edit or cut/paste it!
;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
'(default ((t (:stipple nil :background "LightYellow" :foreground "Black" :inverse-video nil :box nil :strike-through nil :overline nil :underline nil :slant normal :weight normal :height 144 :width normal :family "bitstream-terminal"))))
'(bold ((t (:weight bold))))
'(mode-line ((((type x w32 mac) (class color)) (:background "black" :foreground "white" :box (:line-width -1 :style released-button)))))
'(scroll-bar ((t (:background "grey75" :foreground "white")))))

If you like you can cut and paste this in the .emacs file, then restart emacs.

 

PS. Yes, you can safely ignore the warning "don't edit or cut/paste it", there is no way you can break anything.

Edited September 25, 2004 by coverup