Re: [Re: [newbie] changing font] WOW whata dif
On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Joseph S. Gardner wrote: | Ed Santiago wrote: | | > Ok, I changed the font to 100dpi and wow what an improvement. | > I had to go to the /etc/X11/fs/config file with the advanced text editor and | > switcheded everything that was 75 to 100 and all that was 100 to 75. Of course | > you have to install the 100dpi fonts off the installation CD. Then I shut down | > and restarted and it is wonderful. Thanks Tom for the hints toward the right | > direction. | > At 800X600 the 75dpi fonts are fine, but above that the 75dpi fonts are too | > small on my 17" monitor. Now it is great. | > | > | | OK, so how does one tell if the 100 dpi fonts are installed?? | | TIA | -- | Joseph S. Gardner | Senior Designer / Technical Support | Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH | [EMAIL PROTECTED] rpm -q XFree86-100dpi-fonts The above command should query the rpm package, and report the package's version number if it is installed, or that the package is not installed. HTH, Ernie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: [Re: [newbie] changing font] WOW whata dif
++ /12/99, John Aldrich:
>On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, you wrote:
>>
>Actually on my RH 6.0 system here, it lists the
>XFree86-100dpi-fonts PLUS
>XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-1.0-8
>XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-2.1.2-9
>
> John
They seem like 100dpi fonts to me :) - and installed no less!
Sorry. I guess grep 100dpi like axalon suggested would have worked cleaner. I
wouldn't think too many people would have had rpm's with 100 in their title.
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Re: [Re: [newbie] changing font] WOW whata dif
On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, you wrote: > ++ /12/99, Joseph S. Gardner: > >Ed Santiago wrote: > > > >OK, so how does one tell if the 100 dpi fonts are installed?? > > > >TIA > > If you do most of your installing via rpm's, just type: > > rpm -qa | grep 100 > > That will listt all the installed rpm's and should only show the > XFree86-100dpi-fonts. > > If it doesn't, you may not have installed them. Should be on the CD. > Actually on my RH 6.0 system here, it lists the XFree86-100dpi-fonts PLUS XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-1.0-8 XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-2.1.2-9 John
Re: [Re: [newbie] changing font] WOW whata dif
On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Joseph S. Gardner wrote: > Ed Santiago wrote: > > > Ok, I changed the font to 100dpi and wow what an improvement. > > I had to go to the /etc/X11/fs/config file with the advanced text editor and > > switcheded everything that was 75 to 100 and all that was 100 to 75. Of course > > you have to install the 100dpi fonts off the installation CD. Then I shut down > > and restarted and it is wonderful. Thanks Tom for the hints toward the right > > direction. > > At 800X600 the 75dpi fonts are fine, but above that the 75dpi fonts are too > > small on my 17" monitor. Now it is great. > > > > > > OK, so how does one tell if the 100 dpi fonts are installed?? > > TIA rpm -qa|grep 100dpi -- MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ --Axalon
Re: [Re: [newbie] changing font] WOW whata dif
On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, you wrote: > Ed Santiago wrote: > > > Ok, I changed the font to 100dpi and wow what an improvement. > > I had to go to the /etc/X11/fs/config file with the advanced text editor and > > switcheded everything that was 75 to 100 and all that was 100 to 75. Of course > > you have to install the 100dpi fonts off the installation CD. Then I shut down > > and restarted and it is wonderful. Thanks Tom for the hints toward the right > > direction. > > At 800X600 the 75dpi fonts are fine, but above that the 75dpi fonts are too > > small on my 17" monitor. Now it is great. > > > > > > OK, so how does one tell if the 100 dpi fonts are installed?? > > TIA > -- > Joseph S. Gardner Look in Kpackage|file|find package and search '100dpi' I'm sure there's a better way, but that's what I did -- .. Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: [Re: [newbie] changing font] WOW whata dif
> Joseph S. Gardner:
> >
> >OK, so how does one tell if the 100 dpi fonts are installed??
> >
> >TIA
>
> If you do most of your installing via rpm's, just type:
>
> rpm -qa | grep 100
>
> That will listt all the installed rpm's and should only show the
> XFree86-100dpi-fonts.
>
> If it doesn't, you may not have installed them. Should be on the CD.
>
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Thanks, I'll give it a bash (ewe, bad pun, BAD pun) tonight.
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Re: [Re: [newbie] changing font] WOW whata dif
++ /12/99, Joseph S. Gardner:
>Ed Santiago wrote:
>
>OK, so how does one tell if the 100 dpi fonts are installed??
>
>TIA
If you do most of your installing via rpm's, just type:
rpm -qa | grep 100
That will listt all the installed rpm's and should only show the
XFree86-100dpi-fonts.
If it doesn't, you may not have installed them. Should be on the CD.
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Re: [Re: [newbie] changing font] WOW whata dif
Ok, I changed the font to 100dpi and wow what an improvement. I had to go to the /etc/X11/fs/config file with the advanced text editor and switcheded everything that was 75 to 100 and all that was 100 to 75. Of course you have to install the 100dpi fonts off the installation CD. Then I shut down and restarted and it is wonderful. Thanks Tom for the hints toward the right direction. At 800X600 the 75dpi fonts are fine, but above that the 75dpi fonts are too small on my 17" monitor. Now it is great. Tom Brinkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sun, 26 Dec 1999, you wrote: > In Linux Mandrake 6.1 how do you change the font size from the default of > 75dpi to 100dpi? > Ed -- # See 'man XF86Config' for info on the format of this file Section "Files" RgbPath"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" EndSection -- Take a look at /etc/X11/XF86Config. You'll see that unlike my example above, your '75dpi' fonts are above your '100 dpi' fonts. Just switch 'em, 50% font improvement, and it's that easy. -- .. Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED] . Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
