Using True Type Fonts in XTerm
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12 years ago 5 |
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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
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fc-list :fontformat=TrueType -f "%{family}\n" | sort -u | less - Test a font by specifyng in the xterm command -fa option
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xterm -fa 'Luxi Mono' -fs 10 - Where fa refers to the fonts face name, and fs, the font size.
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Once happy with your font, apply to your application in
~/.Xresources - For example to apply for XTerm
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! my customisations -
XTerm*faceName: DejaVu Sans Mono -
XTerm*faceSize: 11 - The final step is to set these resource changes using xrdb
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xrdb -merge .Xresources - So, next time you invoke a plain xterm command you will be greeted with your new font.
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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
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Thanks alot for this, it comes in handy, i was soooo used to having to type stuff like -fn -Sony-*-*-*-230-*-blah-blah-*- and that is getting harder on the fingers with age :) so i totally understand, plus the new fonts *are* a lot easier to read when your like me and have fading vision... so thanks for this post :)
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