On 23Feb2009 10:21, Chris G <c...@isbd.net> wrote: | On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 03:58:52PM +1100, Cameron Simpson wrote: | > On 22Feb2009 10:45, James Freer <jesseja...@googlemail.com> wrote: | > | I've just been looking at mozex. the "xterm -e vim %t" that one enters | > | for the editor leaves one with a small font. I hoped "xterm -fs 16 -e | > | vim %t" might improve things. How can one get over this? | > | > The best way is to edit your .Xdefaults file to add suitable defaults | > for the XTerm client. Mine includes: | > | > XTerm*boldFont: 5x8 | > XTerm*font: 5x8 | > | > which I'm sure you'll find too small. See "man xterm" for the extensive | > list of available settings. | > | .... but xterm is pretty horrible compared with alternatives nowadays.
Sure, but one thing at a time. | For a basic (but better) xterm use rxvt, smaller and does everything | just as well. For soemthing that integrates into your/my environment | use gnome-terminal or xfce4-terminal or whatever the equivalent is for | you. I use rxvt-unicode, myself. (Or iTerm on a Mac.) | These all (IMHO) look nicer than xterm, they all use the same | innards basically (well, gnome-terminal and xfce4-terminal do) and | they're actually very lightweight because multiple instances all use | the same process (or soemthing like that). OK, one instance will use | more resource than rxvt but ten terminals will use less than ten rxvts. Likewise with rxvt-unicode, if you start a urxvtd and invoke urxvtc (client). Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <c...@zip.com.au> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things bought and sold are the legislators. - P.J. O'Rourke
