From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 8 15:53:26 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55A9B106567F for ; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 15:53:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from mailout.zetnet.co.uk (mailout.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.47.231]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 029DE8FC1A for ; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 15:53:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk) by mailout.zetnet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1K5NCr-0003dB-8O; Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:53:21 +0100 Received: from melon.esperance-linux.co.uk (54-144.adsl.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.54.144]) by zetnet.co.uk (8.14.1/8.14.1/Debian-9) with ESMTP id m58FrKqv007875; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 16:53:20 +0100 Received: by melon.esperance-linux.co.uk (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 60E9FFCA4AF; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 16:53:15 +0100 (BST) Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 16:53:15 +0100 From: Frank Shute To: Kemian Dang Message-ID: <20080608155315.GA91631@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Kemian Dang , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <82f916c90806080741n70af2fbew7bb1aaa410847a60@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <82f916c90806080741n70af2fbew7bb1aaa410847a60@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Face: *}~{PHnDTzvXPe'wl_-f%!@+r5; VLhb':*DsX%wEOPg\fDrXWQJf|2\,92"DdS%63t*BHDyQ|OWo@Gfjcd72eaN!4%NE{0]p)ihQ1MyFNtWL X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE-p2 i386 X-Organisation: 'Esperance Linux' X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-3.0 (zetnet.co.uk [194.247.46.1]); Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:53:20 +0100 (BST) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [OT]Change font for aterm X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:53:26 -0000 On Sun, Jun 08, 2008 at 03:41:53PM +0100, Kemian Dang wrote: > > Dear All, > > I used to use Bitstream Vera Sans Mono in Gnome-terminal, by change > the configure in the menu. > Now I am using aterm, but I also want to use that font. > > I can see it by fc-list: > > [3:39pm:kemian] ~> fc-list | grep "Sans Mono" > Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:style=Bold > Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:style=Oblique > Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:style=Bold Oblique > Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:style=Roman > > I add entry in .Xresources: > > Aterm*font: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:style=Roman Use: Aterm*font: -bitstream-bitstream\ vera\ sans\ mono-medium-r-normal--16-0-0-0-m-0-iso8859-15 in ~/.Xdefaults (all on one line). Then: $ xrdb -load The size of the font can be varied by changing the 16 in that line. $ xlsfonts | less gives you the names of the fonts you can use. > > But run the aterm give me: > > aterm: can't load font "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:style=Roman" > > Could anyone give me a clue on how to change the font of aterm? > > -- > Best wishes, > Kemian Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html