Emacs `Invalid font name`

Question

I am using GNU Emacs 24.3.1 (x86_64-suse-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.6.4). I have custom font Inconsolata-g in my ~/.fonts folder, and I have set it as Monospace font in ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf . It works well except Emacs is giving me error: Invalid font name, -unknown-Inconsolata-g-normal-normal-normal-*-15-*-*-*-m-0-iso10646-1 at launch.

If I change monospace font, then Emacs launch without problem, but when I do Mx set-default-font , and select -unknown-Inconsolata-g-normal-normal-normal-*-*-*-*-*-m-0-iso10646-1 , I also get Invalid font name: "-unknown-Inconsolata-g-normal-normal-normal-*-*-*-*-*-m-0-iso10646-1" .

How could i fix this?

Answer 1

Thanks to Peter Dyballa ( http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gnu-emacs/2013-06/msg00347.html ), I fixed this with the following in my ~/.emacs :

 (setq initial-frame-alist '(
   (font . "Monospace-10")
 ))
 (setq default-frame-alist '(
   (font . "Monospace-10")
 ))

(I have set Monospace to Inconsolata-g in my system settings)