How do you change the emacs init file to customize the font for new frames?

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Published on 2009-06-04T02:44:10Z Indexed on 2010/05/09 11:18 UTC
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I want to know, what text do I have to input in the .emacs file so that it uses a especific font (like the clean 5x8) on the new frames, such as with the speedbar. I can modify the speedbar font size and type by using SHIFT-LeftClick but I want it to stay by default.

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