Re: Default font size GNU Emacs 24 - both GUI and Terminal

From	Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.software.seamonkey, gnu.emacs.help
Subject	Re: Default font size GNU Emacs 24 - both GUI and Terminal
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Date	2024-06-12 14:40 +0100
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Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> writes:

> On 06/12/2024 07:39 AM, Richmond wrote:
>> Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> writes:
>> 
>>> My installation offers choice of GUI or Terminal.
>>> Both are too small.
>>> When working with something new I prefer terminal over GUIs.
>>> The Terminal version is so small that menus can not be selected by
>>> mouse click.
>>>
>>> I suspect a missing or corrupt configuration file.
>>> What is its name and where would it be found on a Debian Linux system?
>>> TIA
>> The font size in a terminal is determined by the terminal. Which
>> terminal emulator are you using? In MATE Terminal you can increase the
>> font size by pressing ctrl-shift-+
>
> MATE is my default and ctrl-shift-+ acts as expected.
> Applications->Accessories->GNU Emacs 24 (Terminal) launches with
>> /usr/bin/emacs24 -nw %F
> It must be launching its own terminal emulator as ctrl-shift-+ has no
> effect.

When I do that it launches MATE Terminal.

Try launching MATE Terminal first, and then run emacs with emacs -nw

You could also look at the process list and see what terminal is
running.

ps aux

Emacs isn't usually installed by default, but Debian 9 is rather old, I
can't even remember if I used it.

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Default font size GNU Emacs 24 - both GUI and Terminal Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> - 2024-06-09 05:32 -0500
  Re: Default font size GNU Emacs 24 - both GUI and Terminal R Daneel Olivaw <Danny@hyperspace.vogon.gov> - 2024-06-10 18:35 +0200
    Re: Default font size GNU Emacs 24 - both GUI and Terminal Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> - 2024-06-12 07:13 -0500
      Re: Default font size GNU Emacs 24 - both GUI and Terminal Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2024-06-12 13:39 +0100
        Re: Default font size GNU Emacs 24 - both GUI and Terminal Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> - 2024-06-12 08:16 -0500
          Re: Default font size GNU Emacs 24 - both GUI and Terminal Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2024-06-12 14:40 +0100
          OOOPPPSSS ;/ -was [Re: Default font size GNU Emacs 24 - both GUI and Terminal] Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> - 2024-06-12 08:45 -0500
            Re: OOOPPPSSS ;/ -was [Re: Default font size GNU Emacs 24 - both GUI and Terminal] Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2024-06-12 14:49 +0100

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