Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 22:20:07 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: "Michael A. Smith" <msmith@code-fu.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: setting xterm font from the command line Message-ID: <20040623221647.V88483@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <40DA34AA.20906@code-fu.com> References: <40DA34AA.20906@code-fu.com>
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On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, Michael A. Smith wrote: > I'm trying to set the xterm font from the command line using the -fn option. > > $ xterm -fn fontname > > What I can't seem to find is the exact fontname of any font on my system > (FreeBSD 5.2.1R). I've tried many combinations of my fonts: lowercase mixed > case, spaces, hyphes, underscores, etc... and it can never find the font. For > example: > > $ xterm -fn Bitstream-Vera-Sans-Mono > xterm: unable to open font "Bitstream-Vera-Sans-Mono", trying "fixed" > > Where can I find the font list that xterm is checking? Use xfontsel to choose the font and then specify the exact same thing that it shows: xterm -fn '-bitstream-charter-*-r-normal-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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