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Re: Increase font size of GRUB menu?

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On 10/19/2016 11:17 AM, Brian wrote:
> On Wed 19 Oct 2016 at 09:22:00 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
>
>> It's not _quite_ an 'XY Problem'. The OP hath declared. <grin>
>> It may be its first cousin. There is a not explicitly stated solution
>> constraint.
>> In my case I wish to use default resolution of current driver/monitor
>> combination.
>> I install to multiple machine/monitor permutations.
>
> From
>
>   https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/gfxmode.html
>
>     The default is ‘auto’, which selects a platform-specific
>     default that should look reasonable.
>
> I wonder if your "default" is the same as GRUB's "default". Also,
> whatever default resolution you get will affect the perceived font
> size, no matter what font face is used.

Interesting problem set. I've some glimmerings. Working on a 
'formal' definition of the problem set.

>
>> My optimal solution will be of the form [*NOT* checked for syntax yet]
>>    grub-mkfont -o /boot/grub/fonts/unicode.pf2  -s MYSIZE
>> /path/to/Example.ttf
>
> Do you really want to overwrite the system's unicode.pf2?
>

I my specific use case, I think so. It illustrates why I do not 
consider my original post to not quite be a 'XY Problem'. I'm 
working on optimizing Debian install to match some personal ideas 
on the optimal "look and feel" of a *nix system. Carried to its 
logical conclusion, what I'm working towards would be near 
dividing line between a "Debian Pure Blend" and a "Debian 
Derivative".

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Increase font size of GRUB menu? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-10-18 16:00 +0200
  Re: Increase font size of GRUB menu? Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2016-10-18 16:30 +0200
    Re: Increase font size of GRUB menu? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-10-18 17:30 +0200
      Re: Increase font size of GRUB menu? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-10-18 18:30 +0200
      Re: Increase font size of GRUB menu? Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2016-10-18 18:40 +0200
      Re: Increase font size of GRUB menu? Anthony Baldwin <baldwinlinguas@gmx.com> - 2016-10-18 21:40 +0200
      Re: Increase font size of GRUB menu? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-10-19 12:40 +0200
        Re: Increase font size of GRUB menu? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-10-19 13:10 +0200
          Re: Increase font size of GRUB menu? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-10-19 16:30 +0200
            Re: Increase font size of GRUB menu? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-10-19 16:50 +0200
              Re: Increase font size of GRUB menu? Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2016-10-19 17:00 +0200
            Re: Increase font size of GRUB menu? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-10-19 18:20 +0200
              Re: Increase font size of GRUB menu? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-10-19 19:50 +0200
                Re: Increase font size of GRUB menu? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-10-19 21:20 +0200
            Re: Increase font size of GRUB menu? Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> - 2016-10-19 18:40 +0200
              Re: Increase font size of GRUB menu? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-10-19 20:00 +0200
                Re: Increase font size of GRUB menu? Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-10-19 20:30 +0200
                Re: Increase font size of GRUB menu? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-10-19 20:50 +0200
  [MY solution] Re: Increase font size of GRUB menu? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-10-22 17:40 +0200

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