For the sake of this article, let us pretend that you are a proof-reader associated with Distributed Proofreaders . You have installed the custom font, DPCustomMono2 . You want to use that font in proof-reading OCR-ed text within your Emacs. You need to proceed as detailed below. At the end of this process, Emacs would have recorded your preferences in your .emacs as below.

(custom-set-faces '(default ((t (:family "DPCustomMono2" :foundry "DP " :slant normal :weight normal :height 120 :width normal)))))

Step 1: Initiate the process

Step 2: Select a font and size of your choosing

Step 3: Save your selection for this and future sessions

Step 4: See that your i -s are dotted and 1 -s are crossed