From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 9 21:21:25 2004 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 B90D516A4CE for ; Tue, 9 Mar 2004 21:21:25 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (sea1-f55.sea1.hotmail.com [207.68.163.55]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A041D43D31 for ; Tue, 9 Mar 2004 21:21:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gs_stoller@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 9 Mar 2004 21:21:25 -0800 Received: from 205.184.159.244 by sea1fd.sea1.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 10 Mar 2004 05:21:24 GMT X-Originating-IP: [205.184.159.244] X-Originating-Email: [gs_stoller@hotmail.com] X-Sender: gs_stoller@hotmail.com From: "Gerald S. Stoller" To: aaron@alpete.com, webmaster@countrypure.net Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 00:21:24 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Mar 2004 05:21:25.0376 (UTC) FILETIME=[886D9800:01C4065F] cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xterm 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, 10 Mar 2004 05:21:25 -0000 >From: "Aaron Peterson" >Reply-To: aaron@alpete.com >To: "Gerald S. Stoller" >CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: xterm >Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 16:49:34 -0500 (EST) > > > I use xterm a lot and I always set the font size to > > tiny which requires (to my current knowledge) an additional > > action (this action is particularly reprehensible to me because > > it requires that I use both hands, one on the mouse and one on > > the keyboard) after the window is opened. Is there anyway I > > can specify this along with the xterm invocation, say by > > setting an environment variable appropriately? > >you might check into setting options for xterm in the .Xdefaults file of >your home directory... I don't have an .Xdefaults file in my home directory nor have I found any description of what goes in there. Anyway, problem solved (via the -fn option someone wrote me about but that email disappeared somehow [may have been deleted accidentally] so I can't thank him). _________________________________________________________________ Find things fast with the new MSN Toolbar – includes FREE pop-up blocking! http://clk.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200414ave/direct/01/