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# Line 112  with @env{EMACSLOADPATH} (@pxref{General Line 112  with @env{EMACSLOADPATH} (@pxref{General
112  @itemx --funcall=@var{function}  @itemx --funcall=@var{function}
113  @opindex --funcall  @opindex --funcall
114  @cindex call Lisp functions, command-line argument  @cindex call Lisp functions, command-line argument
115  Call Lisp function @var{function} with no arguments.  Call Lisp function @var{function}.  If it is an interactive function
116    (a command), it reads the arguments interactively just as if you had
117    called the same function with a key sequence.  Otherwise, it calls the
118    function with no arguments.
119    
120  @item --eval=@var{expression}  @item --eval=@var{expression}
121  @opindex --eval  @opindex --eval
# Line 469  environment and coding system.  @xref{La Line 472  environment and coding system.  @xref{La
472  The user's login name.  See also @env{USER}.  The user's login name.  See also @env{USER}.
473  @item MAIL  @item MAIL
474  The name of the user's system mail inbox.  The name of the user's system mail inbox.
 @item MAILRC  
 Name of file containing mail aliases.  (The default is  
 @file{~/.mailrc}.)  
475  @item MH  @item MH
476  Name of setup file for the mh system.  (The default is @file{~/.mh_profile}.)  Name of setup file for the mh system.  (The default is @file{~/.mh_profile}.)
477  @item NAME  @item NAME
# Line 497  The name of an interpreter used to parse Line 497  The name of an interpreter used to parse
497  inside Emacs.  inside Emacs.
498  @item SMTPSERVER  @item SMTPSERVER
499  The name of the outgoing mail server.  Used by the SMTP library  The name of the outgoing mail server.  Used by the SMTP library
500  (@pxref{Sending mail via SMTP,,,smtpmail}).  (@pxref{Top,,Sending mail via SMTP,smtpmail}).
501  @cindex background mode, on @command{xterm}  @cindex background mode, on @command{xterm}
502  @item TERM  @item TERM
503  The type of the terminal that Emacs is using.  This variable must be  The type of the terminal that Emacs is using.  This variable must be
# Line 691  remote machine. Line 691  remote machine.
691  @appendixsec Font Specification Options  @appendixsec Font Specification Options
692  @cindex font name (X Window System)  @cindex font name (X Window System)
693    
694    By default, Emacs displays text in the font named @samp{9x15}, which    By default, Emacs displays text in a twelve point Courier font (when
695  makes each character nine pixels wide and fifteen pixels high.  You can  using X).  You can specify a different font on your command line
696  specify a different font on your command line through the option  through the option @samp{-fn @var{name}} (or @samp{--font}, which is
697  @samp{-fn @var{name}} (or @samp{--font}, which is an alias for  an alias for @samp{-fn}).
 @samp{-fn}).  
698    
699  @table @samp  @table @samp
700  @item -fn @var{name}  @item -fn @var{name}
# Line 706  specify a different font on your command Line 705  specify a different font on your command
705  Use font @var{name} as the default font.  Use font @var{name} as the default font.
706  @end table  @end table
707    
708    Under X, each font has a long name which consists of eleven words or    Under X, each font has a long name which consists of fourteen words
709  numbers, separated by dashes.  Some fonts also have shorter  or numbers, separated by dashes.  Some fonts also have shorter
710  nicknames---@samp{9x15} is such a nickname.  You can use either kind of  nicknames.  For instance, @samp{9x15} is such a nickname.  This font
711  name.  You can use wildcard patterns for the font name; then Emacs lets  makes each character nine pixels wide and fifteen pixels high.  You
712  X choose one of the fonts that match the pattern.  Here is an example,  can use either kind of name.  Case is insignificant in both kinds.
713  which happens to specify the font whose nickname is @samp{6x13}:  You can use wildcard patterns for the font name; then Emacs lets X
714    choose one of the fonts that match the pattern.  The wildcard
715    character @samp{*} matches any sequence of characters (including none)
716    and @samp{?} matches any single character.  However, matching is
717    implementation-dependent, and can be inaccurate when wildcards match
718    dashes in a long name.  For reliable results, supply all 14 dashes and
719    use wildcards only within a field.  Here is an example, which happens
720    to specify the font whose nickname is @samp{6x13}:
721    
722  @smallexample  @smallexample
723  emacs -fn \  emacs -fn \
# Line 725  You can also specify the font in your @f Line 731  You can also specify the font in your @f
731  emacs.font: -misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-*-*-*-c-60-iso8859-1  emacs.font: -misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-*-*-*-c-60-iso8859-1
732  @end smallexample  @end smallexample
733    
734      Note that if you use a wildcard pattern on the command line, you
735    need to enclose it in single or double quotes, to prevent the shell
736    from accidentally expanding it into a list of file names.  On the
737    other hand, you should not quote the name in the @file{.Xdefaults}
738    file.
739    
740    The default font used by Emacs (under X) is:
741    
742    @smallexample
743    -adobe-courier-medium-r-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
744    @end smallexample
745    
746    A long font name has the following form:    A long font name has the following form:
747    
748  @smallexample  @smallexample
749  -@var{maker}-@var{family}-@var{weight}-@var{slant}-@var{widthtype}-@var{style}@dots{}  -@var{maker}-@var{family}-@var{weight}-@var{slant}-@var{widthtype}-@var{style}@dots{}
750  @dots{}-@var{pixels}-@var{height}-@var{horiz}-@var{vert}-@var{spacing}-@var{width}-@var{charset}  @dots{}-@var{pixels}-@var{height}-@var{horiz}-@var{vert}-@var{spacing}-@var{width}-@var{registry}-@var{encoding}
751  @end smallexample  @end smallexample
752    
753  @table @var  @table @var
# Line 770  This is @samp{m} (monospace), @samp{p} ( Line 788  This is @samp{m} (monospace), @samp{p} (
788  (character cell).  (character cell).
789  @item width  @item width
790  This is the average character width, in pixels, multiplied by ten.  This is the average character width, in pixels, multiplied by ten.
791  @item charset  @item registry
792  This is the character set that the font depicts.  @itemx encoding
793  Normally you should use @samp{iso8859-1}.  These together make up the X font character set that the font depicts.
794    (X font character sets are not the same as Emacs charsets, but they
795    are solutions for the same problem.)  You can use the
796    @command{xfontsel} program to check which choices you have.  However,
797    normally you should use @samp{iso8859} for @var{registry} and @samp{1}
798    for @var{encoding}.
799  @end table  @end table
800    
801  @cindex listing system fonts  @cindex listing system fonts
# Line 1114  rectangle containing the frame's title. Line 1137  rectangle containing the frame's title.
1137  rather than showing a frame right away.  In this situation, the icon  rather than showing a frame right away.  In this situation, the icon
1138  is the only indication that Emacs has started; the text frame doesn't  is the only indication that Emacs has started; the text frame doesn't
1139  appear until you deiconify it.  appear until you deiconify it.
1140    
1141    @ignore
1142       arch-tag: fffecd9e-7329-4a51-a3cc-dd4a9889340e
1143    @end ignore

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