Jeremy, Thanks for posting back. I did not know the answer. It is interesting to learn how.
George On Sunday, 11-08-2024 at 13:33 jeremy ardley wrote: > > > On 10/8/24 14:00, jeremy ardley wrote: > > > > How does CUPS select the font to use for text files and where can I edit > > that if I need to change to a different default font or style > > Responding to myself. > > How to Change the Default Monospace Font: > > If you want to change the default monospace font to something else > (e.g., IBM Plex Mono or Courier), you can do so by creating or editing > the local.conf file in the /etc/fonts/ directory. > > # Check The existing default font > > fc-match monospace > NotoSansMono-Regular.ttf: "Noto Sans Mono" "Regular" > > # edit the configuration file > > sudo nano /etc/fonts/local.conf > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd"> > <fontconfig> > <alias> > <family>monospace</family> > <prefer> > <family>IBM Plex Mono</family> > </prefer> > </alias> > </fontconfig> > > # Refresh the cache > > sudo fc-cache -f -v > > # Check the default font has changed > > fc-match monospace > IBMPlexMono-Regular.otf: "IBM Plex Mono" "Regular" > > (It turns out that what I thought was IBM Plex was actually the quite > similar Noto Sans Mono) > >
