emacs/lisp/dynamic-setting.el

;;; dynamic-setting.el --- Support dynamic changes

;; Copyright (C) 2009-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

;; Author: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>
;; Maintainer: emacs-devel@gnu.org
;; Keywords: font, system-font, tool-bar-style
;; Package: emacs

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;;; Commentary:

;; This file provides the lisp part of the GConf and XSetting code in
;; xsetting.c.  But it is nothing that prevents it from being used by
;; other configuration schemes.

;;; Code:

;;; Customizable variables

(declare-function font-get-system-font "xsettings.c" ())

(defvar font-use-system-font)

(defun font-setting-change-default-font (display-or-frame set-font)
  "Change font and/or font settings for frames on display DISPLAY-OR-FRAME.
If DISPLAY-OR-FRAME is a frame, the display is the one for that frame.

If SET-FONT is non-nil, change the font for frames.  Otherwise re-apply the
current form for the frame (i.e. hinting or somesuch changed)."
  (let ((new-font (and (fboundp 'font-get-system-font)
		       (font-get-system-font)))
	(frame-list (frames-on-display-list display-or-frame)))
    (when (and new-font (display-graphic-p display-or-frame))
      (clear-font-cache)
      (if set-font
	  ;; Set the font on all current and future frames, as though
	  ;; the `default' face had been "set for this session":
	  (set-frame-font new-font nil frame-list)
	;; Just redraw the existing fonts on all frames:
	(dolist (f frame-list)
	  (let ((frame-font
		 (or (font-get (face-attribute 'default :font f 'default)
			       :user-spec)
		     (frame-parameter f 'font-parameter))))
	    (when frame-font
	      (set-frame-parameter f 'font-parameter frame-font)
	      (set-face-attribute 'default f
				  :width 'normal
				  :weight 'normal
				  :slant 'normal
				  :font frame-font))))))))

(defun dynamic-setting-handle-config-changed-event (event)
  "Handle config-changed-event on the display in EVENT.
Changes can be
  The monospace font. If `font-use-system-font' is nil, the font
    is not changed.
  The normal font.
  Xft parameters, like DPI and hinting.
  The Gtk+ theme name.
  The tool bar style."
  (interactive "e")
  (let ((type (nth 1 event))
	(display-name (nth 2 event)))
    (cond ((and (eq type 'monospace-font-name) font-use-system-font)
	   (font-setting-change-default-font display-name t))

	  ((eq type 'font-render)
	   (font-setting-change-default-font display-name nil))

	  ;; This is a bit heavy, ideally we would just clear faces
	  ;; on the affected display, and perhaps only the relevant
	  ;; faces.  Oh well.
	  ((eq type 'theme-name) (clear-face-cache))

	  ((eq type 'tool-bar-style) (force-mode-line-update t)))))

(define-key special-event-map [config-changed-event]
  'dynamic-setting-handle-config-changed-event)