[SOLVED] How do you change the Emacs init file to customize the font for new frames?

How do you change the Emacs init file to customize the font for new frames?

I want to know, what text do I have to input in the .emacs file so that it uses a especific font (like the clean 5x8) on the new frames, such as with the speedbar. I can modify the speedbar font size and type by using SHIFT-LeftClick but I want it to stay by default.

Solution

There are several choices. Perhaps the easiest is to use Customize to change the default frame font. Choose Customize from the menu, use a regex to find default-frame-alist.

Set the Font property (You may have to add it to the list.) Mine is set as

"-*-*-medium-r-normal--16-*-*-*-*-*-fontset-osaka"

Second choice is to actually set the default-frame-alist in your .emacs.

Here's a hint: set up your current frame the way you like it, then type

(pp (current-frame-configuration))^J

in the *scratch* buffer to find out all the frame parameters.