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Don't say "X Windows". From Colin Walters <walters@cis.ohio-state.edu>.
| author | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> |
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| date | Wed, 10 Jan 2001 08:15:32 +0000 |
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| 921 | 921 |
| 922 @node Fontsets | 922 @node Fontsets |
| 923 @section Fontsets | 923 @section Fontsets |
| 924 @cindex fontsets | 924 @cindex fontsets |
| 925 | 925 |
| 926 A font for X Windows typically defines shapes for one alphabet or | 926 A font for X typically defines shapes for one alphabet or script. |
| 927 script. Therefore, displaying the entire range of scripts that Emacs | 927 Therefore, displaying the entire range of scripts that Emacs supports |
| 928 supports requires a collection of many fonts. In Emacs, such a | 928 requires a collection of many fonts. In Emacs, such a collection is |
| 929 collection is called a @dfn{fontset}. A fontset is defined by a list of | 929 called a @dfn{fontset}. A fontset is defined by a list of fonts, each |
| 930 fonts, each assigned to handle a range of character codes. | 930 assigned to handle a range of character codes. |
| 931 | 931 |
| 932 Each fontset has a name, like a font. The available X fonts are | 932 Each fontset has a name, like a font. The available X fonts are |
| 933 defined by the X server; fontsets, however, are defined within Emacs | 933 defined by the X server; fontsets, however, are defined within Emacs |
| 934 itself. Once you have defined a fontset, you can use it within Emacs by | 934 itself. Once you have defined a fontset, you can use it within Emacs by |
| 935 specifying its name, anywhere that you could use a single font. Of | 935 specifying its name, anywhere that you could use a single font. Of |