RE: Scaleable fonts

[John Rehill]

Am posting this here, due to the fact below that it was pointed out this is
more a cygwin/x thing...

So what is the purpose of the cygwin/x scaleable fonts?  How exactly are
they implemented into the running of cygwin  cygwin/x?

Thanks in advance


John Rehill
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Igor Peshansky
Sent: Wednesday, 5 April 2006 10:41 PM
To: John Rehill
Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: Scaleable fonts

On Wed, 5 Apr 2006, John Rehill wrote:

 Hi guys,

 Newbie here.  Am trying to get scaleable fonts in a command window
 running under cygwin.  I have installed xorg-x11-fnts (6.8.1.0-3) and
 xorg-x11-fscl (6.8.1.0-2) but from there I'm at a loss as to how to
 implement them.  I don't care what font is actually used, as long as
 it's readable but I want to have it so that when the user changes the
 window size or maximizes it, the fonts 'grow' with the window.

Those are X fonts, and thus not applicable to the Windows cmd window.
AFAIK, there is no way to get the Windows cmd window to display in a font
that is rescaled when the window is resized (not on WinXP, at least).
Win98 has such a feature, IIRC.

You could try to run rxvt in the Windows-native mode -- perhaps it has
some option to change font scaling when resized.

 Oh and sorry if this is to the wrong group I figured this was a cygwin
 thing and not a cygwin/x thing.  Still getting to grips with the system
 so not sure where one begins and the other ends.

No, you're correct -- other than mentioning the X fonts, this has nothing
to do with Cygwin/X.
HTH,
Igor
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Newbie help

[John Rehill]

Hey guys,

Total newbie here in relation to not only cygwin  cygwin/X but also to
UNIX... I'm a total windows slave.

Anyway I've been given the delightful task of trying to configure cygwin and
cygwin/X server for use on our systems.  But I've run into a wall.  Well
actually quite a few really but I'll get to the point of the first one...

How do I enable cygwin/X server as a service on Windows 2k  XP?  I've read
the help files and FAQ but although it said to use the cygserver-config
script I'm at a lost as to how to do that.

All I need for the moment is the ability to start the server first.  The
rest I'll ask about later (if people are kind)



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RE: Newbie help

[John Rehill]

John Rehill wrote:

 Total newbie here in relation to not only cygwin  cygwin/X but also to
 UNIX... I'm a total windows slave.
 
 Anyway I've been given the delightful task of trying to configure cygwin
and
 cygwin/X server for use on our systems.  But I've run into a wall.  Well
 actually quite a few really but I'll get to the point of the first one...
 
 How do I enable cygwin/X server as a service on Windows 2k  XP?  I've
read
 the help files and FAQ but although it said to use the cygserver-config
 script I'm at a lost as to how to do that.

René Berber replied

Uh? where exactly did you read that?

 All I need for the moment is the ability to start the server first.  The
 rest I'll ask about later (if people are kind)

René Berber replied

Type startx in a Cygwin window.


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Oops sorry my mistake I was reading that in the cgywin user guide, about
cgyserver and not in the cgywin/x server user guide.

Since realising my mistake I've tried adding xwin.exe as a service, which
worked but when I try to run a terminal window nothing happens.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for the help btw...


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