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Document XFT support in the FAQ, better describe XEmacs pronunciation. 2008-08-31 Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> * xemacs-faq.texi (Q5.0.7): Add a section on how one can use antialiased fonts under X11; thank you Giacomo Boffi. (Q1.0.3): Clarify pronunciation using a serious phonetic alphabet.
author Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net>
date Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:53:36 +0200
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431 * Q5.0.2:: How can I detect a color display? 431 * Q5.0.2:: How can I detect a color display?
432 * Q5.0.3:: How can I get the icon to just say @samp{XEmacs}? 432 * Q5.0.3:: How can I get the icon to just say @samp{XEmacs}?
433 * Q5.0.4:: How can I have the window title area display the full path? 433 * Q5.0.4:: How can I have the window title area display the full path?
434 * Q5.0.5:: @samp{xemacs -name junk} doesn't work? 434 * Q5.0.5:: @samp{xemacs -name junk} doesn't work?
435 * Q5.0.6:: @samp{-iconic} doesn't work. 435 * Q5.0.6:: @samp{-iconic} doesn't work.
436 * Q5.0.7:: How can I use antialiased fonts under X11?
436 437
437 5.1: Microsoft Windows 438 5.1: Microsoft Windows
438 * Q5.1.1:: Does XEmacs rename all the @samp{win32-*} symbols to @samp{w32-*}? 439 * Q5.1.1:: Does XEmacs rename all the @samp{win32-*} symbols to @samp{w32-*}?
439 * Q5.1.2:: How do I get Windows Explorer to associate a file type with XEmacs? 440 * Q5.1.2:: How do I get Windows Explorer to associate a file type with XEmacs?
440 441
713 and was also the last version without international language support. 714 and was also the last version without international language support.
714 715
715 @node Q1.0.3, Q1.0.4, Q1.0.2, Introduction 716 @node Q1.0.3, Q1.0.4, Q1.0.2, Introduction
716 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.3: How do you pronounce XEmacs? 717 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.3: How do you pronounce XEmacs?
717 718
718 The most common pronounciation is @samp{Eks eemax}. 719 The most common pronounciation is @samp{Eks eemax}, @samp{Eks'im&ks} in
720 Kirshenbaum IPA. (See
721 @uref{http://www.kirshenbaum.net/IPA/ascii-ipa.pdf} if you know the IPA
722 already and want to know how to map from Kirshenbaum to it.)
719 723
720 @node Q1.0.4, Q1.0.5, Q1.0.3, Introduction 724 @node Q1.0.4, Q1.0.5, Q1.0.3, Introduction
721 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.4: What does XEmacs look like? 725 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.4: What does XEmacs look like?
722 726
723 Screen snapshots are available at 727 Screen snapshots are available at
6111 * Q5.0.2:: How can I detect a color display? 6115 * Q5.0.2:: How can I detect a color display?
6112 * Q5.0.3:: How can I get the icon to just say @samp{XEmacs}? 6116 * Q5.0.3:: How can I get the icon to just say @samp{XEmacs}?
6113 * Q5.0.4:: How can I have the window title area display the full path? 6117 * Q5.0.4:: How can I have the window title area display the full path?
6114 * Q5.0.5:: @samp{xemacs -name junk} doesn't work? 6118 * Q5.0.5:: @samp{xemacs -name junk} doesn't work?
6115 * Q5.0.6:: @samp{-iconic} doesn't work. 6119 * Q5.0.6:: @samp{-iconic} doesn't work.
6120 * Q5.0.7:: How can I use antialiased fonts under X11?
6116 6121
6117 5.1: Microsoft Windows 6122 5.1: Microsoft Windows
6118 * Q5.1.1:: Does XEmacs rename all the @samp{win32-*} symbols to @samp{w32-*}? 6123 * Q5.1.1:: Does XEmacs rename all the @samp{win32-*} symbols to @samp{w32-*}?
6119 * Q5.1.2:: How do I get Windows Explorer to associate a file type with XEmacs? 6124 * Q5.1.2:: How do I get Windows Explorer to associate a file type with XEmacs?
6120 6125
6259 6264
6260 @lisp 6265 @lisp
6261 (make-frame '((name . "the-name"))) 6266 (make-frame '((name . "the-name")))
6262 @end lisp 6267 @end lisp
6263 6268
6264 @node Q5.0.6, Q5.1.1, Q5.0.5, External Subsystems 6269 @node Q5.0.6, Q5.0.7, Q5.0.5, External Subsystems
6265 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.6: @samp{-iconic} doesn't work. 6270 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.6: @samp{-iconic} doesn't work.
6266 6271
6267 When I start up XEmacs using @samp{-iconic} it doesn't work right. 6272 When I start up XEmacs using @samp{-iconic} it doesn't work right.
6268 Using @samp{-unmapped} on the command line, and setting the 6273 Using @samp{-unmapped} on the command line, and setting the
6269 @code{initiallyUnmapped} X Resource don't seem to help much either... 6274 @code{initiallyUnmapped} X Resource don't seem to help much either...
6274 Ugh, this stuff is such an incredible mess that I've about given up 6279 Ugh, this stuff is such an incredible mess that I've about given up
6275 getting it to work. The principal problem is numerous window-manager 6280 getting it to work. The principal problem is numerous window-manager
6276 bugs... 6281 bugs...
6277 @end quotation 6282 @end quotation
6278 6283
6284 @node Q5.0.7, Q5.1.1, Q5.0.6, External Subsystems
6285 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.0.7: How can I use antialiased fonts under X11?
6286
6287 For this you need a recent beta version, and please consider the caveats
6288 that apply when using beta software from any source. Rebuild xemacs
6289 using at least the following options to configure:
6290
6291 @samp{./configure --enable-mule --with-xft=emacs,menubars}
6292
6293 For further details on the XEmacs widgets that support XFT, see the
6294 output of @code{./configure --help}. You may find that you have to
6295 install some lib[something]-dev packages to provide header files; see
6296 your packaging system's documentation. Depending on your platform, your
6297 packaging system will normally be something like RPM, @code{apt} or
6298 DarwinPorts.
6299
6300 To specify a particular antialiased font, put something like the
6301 following lines in your @file{~/.Xdefaults} or @file{~.Xresources}
6302 (using @code{#define} in @file{.Xresources} avoids boring hand
6303 substitution):
6304
6305 @example
6306 #define MONO Mono
6307 #define SANS Sans
6308 #define PTSIZEM 12
6309 #define PTSIZES 11
6310 XEmacs.default.attributeFont: MONO:size=PTSIZEM
6311 XEmacs.bold.attributeFont: MONO:size=PTSIZEM:style=Bold
6312 XEmacs.italic.attributeFont: MONO:size=PTSIZEM:style=Oblique
6313 XEmacs.bold-italic.attributeFont: MONO:size=PTSIZEM:style=Bold Oblique
6314 XEmacs.modeline.attributeFont: SANS:size=PTSIZES
6315 XEmacs.menubar.font: SANS:size=PTSIZES
6316 XEmacs*xftFont: SANS:size=PTSIZES
6317 @end example
6318
6319 And run @code{xrdb -merge} before starting the new, XFT-enabled xemacs.
6320 You can choose the available fonts from the list given by
6321 @code{fc-list}; try @code{xfd -fa FONTNAME-SIZE} to preview a given font.
6322
6279 @unnumberedsec 5.1: Microsoft Windows 6323 @unnumberedsec 5.1: Microsoft Windows
6280 6324
6281 @node Q5.1.1, Q5.1.2, Q5.0.6, External Subsystems 6325 @node Q5.1.1, Q5.1.2, Q5.0.7, External Subsystems
6282 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.1.1: Does XEmacs rename all the @samp{win32-*} symbols to @samp{w32-*}? 6326 @unnumberedsubsec Q5.1.1: Does XEmacs rename all the @samp{win32-*} symbols to @samp{w32-*}?
6283 6327
6284 In his flavor of Emacs 20, Richard Stallman has renamed all the @samp{win32-*} 6328 In his flavor of Emacs 20, Richard Stallman has renamed all the @samp{win32-*}
6285 symbols to @samp{w32-*}. Does XEmacs do the same? 6329 symbols to @samp{w32-*}. Does XEmacs do the same?
6286 6330