FYI regarding the "xfontsel" program... on Ubuntu it is part of the "x11-utils" package. Other OS's are likely to package things differently.
Additionally I agree with "Guess we need to add a new one!" ;-) Dave - KB3EFS On 06/27/2017 11:14 AM, Curt, WE7U wrote: > On Mon, 26 Jun 2017, Lee Bengston wrote: > >> The first thing I do is change the station text style to "Text on >> Black". >> >> [Map - Configure - Station Text Style] via the menu. Changing the font >> itself can be a little tricky, and may require additional fonts to be >> installed. > > I agree with the above. I run "text on black". > > Took a quick run through xastir.org Wiki. Don't see anything about > changing fonts in the HowTos, FAQ, or Tips & Tricks pages. > > Guess we need to add a new one! > > *) Install the "xfontsel" program. That's short for X Font Selector I > believe. > > *) Go to File -> Configure -> Fonts. You'll get a popup showing the > different fonts. Make note of what's there just in case you want to > get back. Maybe take a picture or a screenshot. You can also find > these in the ~/.xastir/confif/xastir.cnf file. Here are mine: > > > MAPS_LABEL_FONT_TINY:-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--14-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 > > MAPS_LABEL_FONT_SMALL:-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--14-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 > > MAPS_LABEL_FONT_MEDIUM:-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal--12-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 > > MAPS_LABEL_FONT_LARGE:-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--24-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 > > MAPS_LABEL_FONT_HUGE:-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--24-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 > > MAPS_LABEL_FONT_BORDER:-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--14-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 > SYSTEM_FIXED_FONT:fixed > STATION_FONT:fixed > ATV_ID_FONT:-*-helvetica-*-*-*-*-*-240-*-*-*-*-*-* > > *) Click on the "Xfontsel" button on the right of one you want to > change. An xfontsel window should appear with that font in it. > > *) Change it at will to something you like. > > *) Once you're happy, hit "select" in xfontsel2 and that font should > get written back to the Xastir Fonts dialog. > > *) Hit "OK" at the bottom of that dialog and it should get saved in > Xastir. > > Whether or not you have to restart Xastir to see it is another > question (try it and find out, then report back). > _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir
