bug#5503: Font choice in Emacs 23 does not match weight/traits

[David Reitter]

On Aug 18, 2016, at 1:04 AM, Andrew Hyatt <ahyatt@gmail.com> wrote:

>> For example, if "Lucida Grande" is selected as the frame's default font, the 
>> following:
>> 
>> DOUBLETはあなたと->世 界をつなげる翻訳会社です。
>> 
>> is displayed using a much to lightweight (skinny) font for all the non-Latin 
>> glyphs.  The Hiragana portion at the beginning is set in PMingLiU, while the 
>> Kanji (Han script) is displayed in LiSung.

> I can't reproduce this in Emacs 25 on a Mac w / El Capitan. I get a nice
> font for the Japanese - Hiragino Sans. Do you still see a problem when
> you try?

This bug was fixed since I originally reported it in 2010.  The font engine in 
NS was replaced since then as far as I remember.