Jerry, You may need to go into "Synaptic Package Manager" if it does not show up in "Ubuntu Software Center".
The package that contains "xfontsel" is called *"x11-utils"*. You install it in the operating system. 73 Dave KB3EFS On 06/05/2015 11:09 AM, Jerry Wetherholt wrote: > Is xfontsel something I get from Ubuntu software center or web based program? > And do I install it in xastir or the operating system > > Jerry > Kf5aok > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 5, 2015, at 7:08 AM, Jason KG4WSV <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> On Jun 4, 2015, at 10:10 PM, Tom Russo <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> You will want to make sure "xfontsel" is installed first, or you'll have a >>> little trouble constructing the font name string. >> That's an understatement. :/ >> >> If you don't have xfontsel but are in a bind, look for a 3 digit number >> (toward the right end of the string iirc). This is the font size in tenths >> of a point - e.g. a 180 means 18pt font. >> >> Be aware some fonts don't scale so well, so a 24pt may look good and a 26 >> look rough. Xfontsel will give you the as-designed sizes. anything between >> is scaled, which can get ugly for raster fonts. >> >> -Jason >> kg4wsv >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Xastir mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir > _______________________________________________ > Xastir mailing list > [email protected] > http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir > _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir
