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Date:      Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:51:16 +0100
From:      "Kemian Dang" <dangkm@gmail.com>
To:        "Frank Shute" <frank@shute.org.uk>, "Kemian Dang" <dangkm@gmail.com>,  freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [OT]Change font for aterm
Message-ID:  <82f916c90806140351j1ddc422fv5e9e8ab6bcfbfcd5@mail.gmail.com>
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Thank you, I am trying 14 and 16 pix to find one suits me :)

2008/6/11 Frank Shute <frank@shute.org.uk>:
> On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 12:39:21PM +0100, Kemian Dang wrote:
>>
>> 2008/6/8 Frank Shute <frank@shute.org.uk>:
>> > On Sun, Jun 08, 2008 at 06:06:38PM +0100, Kemian Dang wrote:
>> >>
>> >> 2008/6/8 Frank Shute <frank@shute.org.uk>:
>> >> > 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 chang=
e
>> >> >> 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=3DBold
>> >> >> Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:style=3DOblique
>> >> >> Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:style=3DBold Oblique
>> >> >> Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:style=3DRoman
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I add entry in .Xresources:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Aterm*font:   xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:style=3DRoman
>> >> >
>> >> > 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).
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> aterm still complain can not find this font.
>> >>
>> >> > Then:
>> >> >
>> >> > $ xrdb -load
>> >
>> > Sorry. should have been:
>> >
>> > $ xrdb -load ~/.Xdefaults
>> >
>> >>
>> >> This command did not give any output, it held there and nothing happe=
ned.
>> >> I have to Ctrl+C to stop it.
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > The size of the font can be varied by changing the 16 in that line.
>> >> >
>> >> > $ xlsfonts | less
>> >>
>> >> This did not give the output of "bitstream vera sans mono".
>> >
>> > Does the dir /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/bitstream-vera/ exist?
>> >
>> > If not you have to install: x11-fonts/bitstream-vera and follow the
>> > instructions to change your xorg.conf and then restart X.
>> >
>> > If it exists, you have to add the dir to xorg.conf like so:
>> >
>> >        FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/bitstream-vera/"
>> >
>> > under the "Files" section. Restart X.
>> >
>> > X should read ~/.Xdefaults on start up & your font will be used for
>> > aterm.
>> >
>> > xlsfonts should also now list the bitstream vera fonts.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>>
>> Thanks a lot, it works.
>> There is no font path in the xorg.conf, and after I add them in, it come=
s out.
>> Another thing is, it did not recognize the "\ " to space, the " " will w=
ork.
>> The font line I am using is:
>> Aterm*font:             -bitstream-bitstream vera sans
>> mono-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-m-0-iso8859-1
>>
>> Though the font seems a little bigger than I suppose, anyway, it works.
>
> Hi Kemian,
>
> I'm glad you got it working.
>
> To change the size of the font, you want to change the the first 0 in
> the line to the font size you require in pixels. E.g: I use:
>
> -bitstream-bitstream vera sans mono-medium-r-normal--16-0-0-0-m-0-iso8859=
-15
>
> for a 16px font. I like it big!
>
> You can test it beforehand by using xfd (in ports if not already
> installed) i.e:
>
> $ xfd -fn "-bitstream-bitstream vera sans mono\
> -medium-r-normal--16-0-0-0-m-0-iso8859-15"
>
> Use iso8859-15 if you want =80 (the euro) in your character set.
>
>>
>> Sorry for replying later due to lot of work these days.
>>
>
> No worries. I assumed you'd got it to work.
>
>> --
>> Best wishes,
>> Kemian
>
> Regards,
>
> --
>
>  Frank
>
>
>  Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html
>
>



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Best wishes,
Kemian



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