On 2016-03-19 19:05:00, YASUOKA Masahiko <yasu...@yasuoka.net> wrote: > On Fri, 18 Mar 2016 20:13:14 +0900 > Bryan Linton <b...@shoshoni.info> wrote: > > I'm not sure how much my opinion counts, since I'm not a native > > speaker, but I'm able to use irssi, vim, mutt, and my shell of > > choice (zsh) just fine with the following script (aliased to a > > hotkey in CWM). > > > > #!/bin/sh > > env LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8 uim-xim & > > env LC_ALL=ja_JP.UTF-8 uxterm -fa "Sazanami Gothic" -fs 16 $1 > > > > The first line launches an IME (if it's not running already), and > > the second uses a bigger font, and also switches it to one I > > installed from ports. It's the only font I've found so far that > > can render *both* Japanese text and the Latin alphabet in a way > > that's not uncomfortably ugly. All the other ones I've tried > > render Japanese text just fine, but output only full-width Latin > > text, which is very tiring on the eyes after a minute or two. > > As for xterm or uxterm, you can use -fa and -fd. -fd is for double > sized fonts, like below. > > xterm -fd 'IPAex Gothic' -fa 'DejaVu Sans Mono' > > I think this solves the issue. >
Indeed it does! Thank you very much for the tip! -- Bryan
