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I'd like to always display one particular text file named "table.txt" in a monospaced font, while displaying all the other buffers in a variable-width font. How can I achieve this?

Edit: the suggested link doesn't have the code block solution in the answer below, and the code block seems to work best for this purpose (always displaying a particular buffer in some face), so I don't think this counts as a duplicate?

JeanPierre
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stacko
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    Ah, I thought this seemed familiar. Possible duplicate of [How to modify-face for a specific buffer?](http://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/7281/how-to-modify-face-for-a-specific-buffer) – phils Mar 09 '16 at 10:40
  • Isn't that for a one-time change? By "always", I meant I wanted to associate a particular text file with some face, and for that purpose the code block you posted seems to work best. Maybe I'll edit my question. – stacko Mar 09 '16 at 20:47
  • I think you were really looking for two things: (a) that related Q&A; and (b) how to make (any) setting file-local. Having two Q&As for every problem (with and without file-local variables) would seem inefficient :) But that's ok -- until you have the answers, it's not always clear that there were multiple questions. – phils Mar 09 '16 at 20:57

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Maybe use a buffer-local value for face-remapping-alist to remap default to something else in that one buffer?

See C-hig (elisp) Face Remapping RET

e.g.:

(face-remap-add-relative 'default :family "Monospace")

or in a file-local variable block.

e.g.: 

;; Local Variables:
;; eval: (face-remap-add-relative 'default :family "Monospace")
;; End:
phils
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  • Thanks! I was actually looking for a code block like that, but I forgot what to call it, so I didn't mention it particularly in my question. I tried that code block and it works, but how can I skip the confirmation where I need to type a "y" each time? – stacko Mar 09 '16 at 20:41
  • Is Emacs not offering/describing the `!` option when it prompts you? – phils Mar 09 '16 at 20:47
  • Oh, yes! I chose it and it worked, thanks! I have trouble skimming English text really quickly: sorry for asking a really obvious question. :) – stacko Mar 09 '16 at 20:50