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 Using True Type Fonts in XTerm

 

I’ve not had to use TrueType fonts before as my desktop display resolution never warranted it. Now with eyesight failing and much better monitors, I decided to give them a go. Fonts are globally managed by settings in /etc/X11/app-defaults. However, TrueType fonts can be locally set using ~/.Xresources.

 

To browse the list of fonts use

 

fc-list :fontformat=TrueType -f "%{family}\n" | sort -u | less

 

Test a font by specifyng in the xterm command -fa option

 

xterm -fa 'Luxi Mono' -fs 10

 

Where fa refers to the fonts face name, and fs, the font size.

 

Once happy with your font, apply to your application in ~/.Xresources

For example to apply for XTerm

 

! my customisations

XTerm*faceName: DejaVu Sans Mono

XTerm*faceSize: 11

 

The final step is to set these resource changes using xrdb

 

xrdb -merge .Xresources

 

So, next time you invoke a plain xterm command you will be greeted with your new font.

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