On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 10:28:55PM +0200, Ilya Konstantinov wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In my system (debian testing, kernel 2.4, window manager > >blackbox, this default font is very small. The only way to get > >reasonably-sized letters is by using the controls of the xterm > >(^C and right-hand mouse button, and chose the huge option). I > >would like better to change this default font. Does anyone know > >how? > > > You an change xterm's default settings through the ~/.Xdefaults file. > Create this file in your home directory, if it doesn't already exist. > The various available options can be seen in xterm's manpage, in the > RESOURCES section. > > You can also see xterm's global default settings (which you can override > in your own ~/.Xdefaults) in the /etc/X11/app-defaults/XTerm file. > > To apply the updates to the .Xdefaults file, run: > > xrdb -merge < ~/.Xdefaults > >Hi, Thanks for the answer. I found it myself this morning. Yesterday, before sending the mail I tried it, using the full font name, which it did not accept. Only after a good night's sleep, it occured to me to try the alias. Only difference: My file is called .Xresources... Sorry for the bandwidth..., Avraham
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