Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 07:47:24 -0400 From: "Michael A. Smith" <msmith@code-fu.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: setting xterm font from the command line Message-ID: <40DABF4C.3070901@code-fu.com> In-Reply-To: <20040623221647.V88483@wonkity.com> References: <40DA34AA.20906@code-fu.com> <20040623221647.V88483@wonkity.com>
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Warren Block wrote: > Use xfontsel to choose the font and then specify the exact same thing > that it shows: > > xterm -fn '-bitstream-charter-*-r-normal-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' xfontsel works great and works fine for the sample string above (Bitstream Charter), but xterm barfs on font strings that have spaces, for example: "-bitstream-bitstream vera sans mono-*-r-normal-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" I've tried every combination of single quotes, double quotes and backslashes before the spaces without success. I get back an error like this: xterm: bad command line option "vera" Any ideas?? -- Michael A. Smith <msmith@code-fu.com> ($do || !$do) && undef($try); # Master of Perl, Yoda is. Hmmmm?
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