The following message is a courtesy copy of an article
that has been posted to comp.emacs.xemacs as well.

Giacomo Boffi <giacomo.boffi@polimi.it> writes:

> [...] rebuild [a recent] xemacs [beta] using at least the following
> options to configure
>
> ./configure --enable-mule --with-xft=emacs,menubars 
>
> (you may find that you have to install some lib___-dev to explete
> all dependencies)
>
> and specify to xemacs that it should use an antialiasable font, e.g.,
> put these lines in your ~/.Xdefaults (using #define's in .Xdefaults
> cuts boring hand substitutions)
>
> #define MONO    mono
> #define SANS    sans
> #define PTSIZEM 12
> #define PTSIZES 11
>     XEmacs.default.attributeFont: MONO:size=PTSIZEM
>        XEmacs.bold.attributeFont: MONO:size=PTSIZEM:style=Bold
>      XEmacs.italic.attributeFont: MONO:size=PTSIZEM:style=Oblique
> XEmacs.bold-italic.attributeFont: MONO:size=PTSIZEM:style=Bold Oblique
>    XEmacs.modeline.attributeFont: SANS:size=PTSIZES
>              XEmacs.menubar.font: SANS:size=PTSIZES
>                   XEmacs*xftFont: SANS:size=PTSIZES
>
> [finally] run "xrdb -merge" before starting the new, xft-enabled xemacs

i think this is the answer to, sort of, a FAQ --- anyone of Those Who
Commit can add something in the vein of what i've written above to the
very much appreciated xemacs-faq.info?
-- 
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