[comp.emacs] Re

aks@HUB.UCSB.EDU (Alan Stebbens) (07/17/90)

>        Did you attempt a fixed-spaced font? Proportional fonts do screw up a
>        bit. 
>        You may add to your .emacs::
> 	       (x-set-font "*Terminal*140*")	; for DECwindows 2.1
> 	       (x-set-font "terminal14")	; for DECwindows 2.2
>        
>        This causes Emacs to come up with its small window, and then quickly
>        switch to the other font (the same as used in DECterm windows) and
>        resize its window accordingly.

I invoke emacs on my DECstation 3100 with the following script:

   #!/bin/csh
   exec /usr/local/bin/emacs -d $DISPLAY -font 6x13 -w =150x50+20+100
   set err = $status
   echo "Couldn't exec emacs: status = $err"
   exit $err

The 6x13 font seems just right (IMHO) for a big Emacs window.

Alan Stebbens        <aks@hub.ucsb.edu>             (805) 961-3221
     Center for Computational Sciences and Engineering (CCSE)
          University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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