From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 10 21:50:59 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8F1437B401 for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 21:50:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pop018.verizon.net (pop018pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.212]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B77FD43FBD for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 21:50:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gambrel.phil@verizon.net) Received: from PhilGambrel ([4.62.16.230]) by pop018.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.33 201-253-122-126-133-20030313) with ESMTP id <20030611045057.IXMY11703.pop018.verizon.net@PhilGambrel> for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 23:50:57 -0500 Message-ID: <000f01c32fd5$0a0bf080$e6103e04@dslverizon.net> From: "Phil Gambrel" To: Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 21:50:39 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at pop018.verizon.net from [4.62.16.230] at Tue, 10 Jun 2003 23:50:57 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Changing font sizes in X X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 04:51:00 -0000 Yes, I am a newbie... to FreeBSD not to computers. I cut my teeth on = Apple Basic 20 years ago; learned DOS 15 years ago, and was dragged = kicking and screaming into the Gui world of Windows. But I am a user, = not a hacker. In an attempt to cleanse my system of anything MS, I = decided to try a boxed set of FreeBSD from my near-by computer = mega-store. Actually it took me nearly a year to work up the courage to start again = at the bottom of the learning curve. I must say, that installing = FreeBSD is not a very user friendly activity. After 3 failed attempts I = finally discovered how to configure X to actually run. I thought this = stuff was supposed to be rock solid. I am very familiar with the blue = screen of death, but at least it has instructions and the option to shut = down. I found myself staring at a white/black herring-bone back ground with a = giant X starimg me in the face. I could move the X with my mouse, but = nothing else would happen. After staring at this black X for over 40 = minutes, and against all caution from the instruction manual, I hit the = "off" key on my box. My problem seemed to be from my desire to have an 800 X 600 display = which I can read, even without my glasses, instead of the 1280 X 1024 my = monitor is capable of displaying. With the higher resolution display, I = was able to launch an X server, and loaded up Gnome with enlightenment. = Now I have these itty-bitty little menus and icons which I can only read = by tilting my head back and looking through the bottom of my bi-focals. = I am an old man, and the neck doesn't flex like it did when I only had = to read a 40 column monochrome screen. How can I enlarge my fonts/menus/icons without giving up the high = resolution needed for all the pictures of the grand-kids? eg curmudgeon_eg@msn.com (ironic isn't it?)