quite right.
@end defvar
-@defvar face-alternative-font-family-alist
-@tindex face-alternative-font-family-alist
+@defvar face-font-family-alternatives
+@tindex face-font-family-alternatives
This variable lets you specify alternative font families to try, if a
given family is specified and doesn't exist. Each element should have
this form:
If @var{family} is specified but not available, Emacs will try the other
families given in @var{alternate-families}, one by one, until it finds a
family that does exist.
+@end defvar
+
+@defvar face-font-registry-alternatives
+@tindex face-font-registry-alternatives
+This variable lets you specify alternative font registries to try, if a
+given registry is specified and doesn't exist. Each element should have
+this form:
+
+@example
+(@var{registry} @var{alternate-registries}@dots{})
+@end example
+
+If @var{registry} is specified but not available, Emacs will try the
+other registries given in @var{alternate-registries}, one by one,
+until it finds a registry that does exist.
@end defvar
Emacs can make use of scalable fonts, but by default it does not use