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Exercises

1. Change the font of your Emacs to 18 points and make it permanent.

2. If you use UNIX, make the 18-point font a permanent one that you can get by starting Emacs with -name test.

3. NT Emacs users should try various fonts and sizes. Try setting the font to bold, italic, and both. If you like a setting, make it permanent.

4. Try the different methods for parentheses matching. If you are using GNU Emacs, try to change the face used.

5. Enable font-lock mode for the major modes you often use, and find out whether you can see any differences between the various levels of fontifications.

Sams Teach Yourself Emacs in 24 Hours		ContentsIndex
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Sections in this Hour: Changing the Font in Emacs Highlighting Syntax Using Fonts and Colors Summary Changing the Foreground and Background Color in UNIX Filling Q&A Parentheses Matching Getting Double Height Windows Exercises Using a Visible Bell Rectangular Commands		Previous SectionNext Section

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