> My problem is the small font size, but I can't
> seem to figure out how to set the xterm font size.
On top of the excellent advice already given:
Ctrl-RightClick pops up the menue with different sizes from
"unreadable" to "HUGE". By default, Shift-Keypad-Minus/Plus will
also step through theses sizes. (The manpage provides a mapping
useful for laptops without a true number pad.)
The "-fn" option / ".font" ressource only refer to bitmapped fonts
and these achieve only limited sizes.
To fill a FullHD monitor/beamer with a 24x80 terminal, important
for presentations, you definitely need to use scalable fonts. You
have to use the "-fa" option / ".face" ressource for these, and
"-fs" makes sense then, too. (-fs does not work with bitmapped
fonts.)
Finding out suitable fonts:
$ fc-list :scalable=true:spacing=mono: family
DejaVu Sans Mono
Luxi Mono
Courier 10 Pitch
Courier
Noto Color Emoji
Noto Mono
Cursor
Noto Emoji
Test it:
$ xterm -fa 'Luxi Mono' -fs 24
Corresponding ressource lines:
*VT100.faceName: Luxi Mono
*VT100.faceSize: 24
(Dealing with ressource files is an art of itself. You could use
a common ~/.Xdefaults file or set XAPPLRESDIR and go with
program-specific ressource files, I do the latter.)
Martin Neitzel
