Starting the xterm with the option "-fn 7x14" helps the font and window size without having to modify any files. I do this when having to deal with many different X11 based machines.
Robert On Wednesday 11 July 2007 02:35, АКбара wrote: > Hi, > You can change the fontsize in /etc/X11/Xresourses/xterm (if you are the > only user). Mine is: > > ~$ cat /etc/X11/Xresources/xterm > XTerm*font: -*-terminus-medium-*-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-cp1251 > XTerm*background: black > XTerm*foreground: gray > XTerm*scrollTtyOutput: no > XTerm*scrollKey: yes > > On Tue, Jul 10, 2007 at 05:00:59PM -0700, Bill Moseley wrote: > > I just got a new T60p wide screen (1680x1050) running X Window System > > Version 7.2.0 (xorg). > > > > I'm using icewm as my window manager. > > > > The xterm fonts are nice, but too small. I can use xfontsel to browse > > fonts, but I can't seem to find the one xterm is using (so that I > > might make it bigger). Is there a way to tell what font my xterm is > > using? > > > > My DPI setting is correct so shouldn't I be able to pick a font by > > point size and have it be the correct size? > > > > > > > > Plenty to pick from... > > > > $ DISPLAY=:0.0 xlsfonts | wc -l > > 7358 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Bill Moseley > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > I'm a gambler > And I'm a runner. > But you knew it > when you laid down. > I'm a picture > of ugly stories. > I'm a killer and I'm a clown. > (Alice Cooper)
