On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 14:07:09 -0400 Parv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > wrote Michael A. Smith thusly... > > > > Warren Block wrote: > > >Use xfontsel to choose the font and then specify the exact same thing > > >that it shows: > > > > > >xterm -fn '-bitstream-charter-*-r-normal-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' > > > > xfontsel works great and works fine for the sample string above > > (Bitstream Charter), but xterm barfs on font strings that have spaces, > > for example: > > > > "-bitstream-bitstream vera sans mono-*-r-normal-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" > > > > I've tried every combination of single quotes, double quotes and > > backslashes before the spaces without success. I get back an error like > > this: > > > > xterm: bad command line option "vera" > > Just a data point ... i tried w/ xterms included in 4.3.0 and > locally compiled version (patch 187) w/o any problems; the exact > command was... > > xterm -fn \ > '-bitstream-bitstream vera sans mono-*-r-normal-*-16-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' >
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i just tried it myself. in order for it to work, you *must* escape the fontname whitespace. xterm -fn -bitstream-bitstream\ vera\ sans\mono-*-yada,yada. also, if you're using the ' ' on either end of the fontname (as you've shown above), drop them. after doing this, are you getting any error messages? cheers, epi > > Is "bitstream vera sans mono" font listed in xfontsel(1)'s list or > xlsfonts(1)'s output? > > > - Parv > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
