Re: stumped on xfonts-terminus
A reply to several people at once: Peter De Wachter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 05:16:24PM -0400, Dan Christensen wrote: >> But on a 14 inch 1600x1200 screen it's too small. Can anyone >> recommend any good fixed-width fonts which are available in >> large sizes? (truetype/bitmap/whatever) > > http://nova.bsuvc.bsu.edu/prn/monofont/ has reviews of several > monospaced fonts. You'll probably find something to your liking > there. Thanks, that is an excellent resource. There are some fonts out there that I like, but now I'm having trouble getting xterm to display them properly. The biggest problem is the line spacing. When I do: xterm -fa 'Andale Mono' -fs 12 I get a nice, anti-aliased font, but the lines are spaced way too far apart. Does this happen to others too? I'm using xterm 4.1.0-16. The second problem is than I can't get bold fonts with -fa. If I do xterm -fn '-monotype-andale mono-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-m-0-iso8859-1' I get a bold font, but no antialiasing. Does anyone know how to get both? Gary Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, 27 Apr 2002 17:16:24 -0400, Dan Christensen wrote: > >>But on a 14 inch 1600x1200 screen it's too small. > > Gad! That print must be minuscule. The size depends on the font you use. It's not miniscule at all for me! :-) > You're trying to use a 160 pixel per > inch resolution. 143, actually. > On that small monitor, you'll find it a lot easier to read if > you make 1024x768 your max size. Why throw away resolution? I'd rather have a crisper font. I'm using an LCD and don't want to waste pixels. But since most bitmap fonts don't come large enough, this means I have to use truetype or type1. Dave Thayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Since you are running Hi-Res on a small screen make sure that you have > your monitor's dpi or DisplaySize specified in XF86Config so that the > font server can make sense of the pointsizes. I put -dpi 143 on the X command line in /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers. How do I check if this is working? Thanks for all the help! Dan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: stumped on xfonts-terminus
On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 05:16:24PM -0400, Dan Christensen wrote: > But on a 14 inch 1600x1200 screen it's too small. Can anyone > recommend any good fixed-width fonts which are available in > large sizes? (truetype/bitmap/whatever) I've searched and > searched and can't find something I like. If you don't mind leeching off The Evil Empire, install the msttcorefonts package. Andale mono is a nice looking monospace scalable truetype font. One nice feature is it clearly distinguishes "O" and "0" as well as "l" and "1", Since you are running Hi-Res on a small screen make sure that you have your monitor's dpi or DisplaySize specified in XF86Config so that the font server can make sense of the pointsizes. And here I was thinking that 1400x1040 on a 15" screen was small... HTH dt -- Dave Thayer | If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about Denver, Colorado USA | cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all [EMAIL PROTECTED] | the time, for no good reason. - Jack Handey -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: stumped on xfonts-terminus
On Sat, 27 Apr 2002 17:16:24 -0400, Dan Christensen wrote: >Tim locke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: snip >But on a 14 inch 1600x1200 screen it's too small. Can anyone >recommend any good fixed-width fonts which are available in >large sizes? (truetype/bitmap/whatever) I've searched and >searched and can't find something I like. Gad! That print must be minuscule. You're trying to use a 160 pixel per inch resolution. That means that a 12 pt type (standard typewriter pica) is 16 characters per inch instead of the 10 it should be. Elite, or 10pt, would go to 25 cpi. Normal readability will require ~18 or 20 pt type. On that small monitor, you'll find it a lot easier to read if you make 1024x768 your max size. Then, the 100 pixel/inch type will be close to true sized. You could go to 800x600 and use 75 pixel/inch type. Or, get a 19+" monitor ;=) Failing that, hold down and right click in the xterm window. A menu will pop up giving you choices from "unreadable" to "huge." On a 14" monitor @ 1024x768, I find that "large" is good for these old eyes. If I'm tired, I go "huge." The courier family is fixed and usually available up to 72pt (1 in). -- gt It is interesting to note that as one evil empire (generic) fell, another Evil Empire (tm) began its nefarious rise. -- me Coincidence? I think not. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: stumped on xfonts-terminus
On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 05:16:24PM -0400, Dan Christensen wrote: > But on a 14 inch 1600x1200 screen it's too small. Can anyone > recommend any good fixed-width fonts which are available in > large sizes? (truetype/bitmap/whatever) I've searched and > searched and can't find something I like. http://nova.bsuvc.bsu.edu/prn/monofont/ has reviews of several monospaced fonts. You'll probably find something to your liking there. Peter De Wachter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: stumped on xfonts-terminus
Tim locke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > uh, how can I make use of xfonts-terminus? I've > installed it but there was no readme or man page to > help out... There's a readme in /usr/share/doc/xfonts-terminus. % xterm -fn terminus-20 works for me. But on a 14 inch 1600x1200 screen it's too small. Can anyone recommend any good fixed-width fonts which are available in large sizes? (truetype/bitmap/whatever) I've searched and searched and can't find something I like. Thanks, Dan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
