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Re: Is it hard to change xterm's font ?

From Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Is it hard to change xterm's font ?
Date 2014-04-28 15:53 +0200
Organization gnu
Message-ID <87wqe9pnkd.fsf@gmail.com> (permalink)
References (3 earlier) <chikl9tgacdnupdaa8ojihaf3n3ohbrf5v@4ax.com> <vijkl9p7hsubn28aarb8sf69u863s8qm8d@4ax.com> <ljdlpb$l6d$1@dont-email.me> <Jeff-Relf.Me@Apr.25{16.50.Seattle.2014}> <ljjtp9$oj5$2@dont-email.me>

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DFS <nospam@dfs.com> writes:

> On 04/25/2014 07:50 PM, Jeff-Relf.Me wrote:
>> DFS,  Is it hard to change xterm's font ?
>
> Not hard - but to change it permanently you have to Google for the exact string,
> then create or edit the ~/.Xresources file.

You also need to do an xrdb merge if the system doesnt do it automagically.

>
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xterm
>
> Most distros don't deploy xterm with the toolbar or menus compiled in.
>
>> Changing the DOS console font ( for Unicode ),
>> is super easy.
>>
>> 1. Tweak a registry setting:
>>       [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Console\TrueTypeFont]
>>         "0"="DejaVu Sans Mono"
>>         ; Jeff-Relf.Me/Win_8_.REG.TXT
>>
>> 2. Reboot.
>>
>> 3. Change some console settings...
>>     twice, in two different places.
>>
>> 4. Now Console2 ( a better console )
>>     will work propery, but you have
>>     to change its settings too.
>>     ( Jeff-Relf.Me/Console.XML.TXT )
>>
>> 5. Auto⋅Run << @chcp 65001  &&  @prompt $P$_$g >>
>>    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor]
>>    "autorun"="C:\\__\\_Source\\Init-CMD.BAT"
>>
>> 6. Enjoy.
>
> xterm is a lot easier than that.
>
>

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              Is it hard to change xterm's font ?  Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2014-04-25 16:50 -0700
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                Re: Is it hard to change xterm's font ? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-04-28 15:53 +0200
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