Is it possible to set different fonts following the major mode? Say Inconsolata-12 in org-mode buffers and Symbola-12 in all remaining modes.
Or at least, is it possible to do a
(set-frame-font "Inconsolata" t)
after switching to org-mode buffers?
buffer-face-set and buffer-face-mode in Emacs 23 or later is designed for exactly this. From the Emacs wiki:
;; Use variable width font faces in current buffer
(defun my-buffer-face-mode-variable ()
"Set font to a variable width (proportional) fonts in current buffer"
(interactive)
(setq buffer-face-mode-face '(:family "Symbola" :height 100 :width semi-condensed))
(buffer-face-mode))
;; Use monospaced font faces in current buffer
(defun my-buffer-face-mode-fixed ()
"Sets a fixed width (monospace) font in current buffer"
(interactive)
(setq buffer-face-mode-face '(:family "Inconsolata" :height 100))
(buffer-face-mode))
;; Set default font faces for Info and ERC modes
(add-hook 'erc-mode-hook 'my-buffer-face-mode-variable)
(add-hook 'Info-mode-hook 'my-buffer-face-mode-variable)
You can do the change by using the org-mode-hook, like this
(add-hook 'org-mode-hook (lambda () (set-frame-font "Inconsolata" t)))
Which will change the font whenever you enter org mode. The downside is that it doesn't change the font back after you leave org mode.
Edit: as pointed out by Ryan, you can follow the advice on this wiki page to do it per buffer. I haven't tested extensively, but this seems to work
(add-hook 'org-mode-hook (lambda ()
(setq buffer-face-mode-face '(:family "Inconsolata"))
(buffer-face-mode)))
It might have issues if you want to use buffer-face-mode in other buffers, but if you only use it for this then it should work.
