Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 07:22:16 -0400 From: "Michael A. Smith" <msmith@code-fu.com> To: Parv <parv@pair.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: setting xterm font from the command line Message-ID: <40DC0AE8.6040607@code-fu.com> In-Reply-To: <20040625031228.GB3036@moo.holy.cow> References: <40DA34AA.20906@code-fu.com> <20040623221647.V88483@wonkity.com> <40DABF4C.3070901@code-fu.com> <20040624180709.GA622@moo.holy.cow> <20040624145011.71cbd047@localhost> <20040624191758.GA2511@moo.holy.cow> <40DB463D.5020402@code-fu.com> <20040625031228.GB3036@moo.holy.cow>
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Parv wrote: >> It works for me now, too. When I was testing every (sic) >> combination last night, I wasn't always using xterm. Sometimes I >> used xfterm4 (the XFCE wrapper for xterm) and it DOES barf whether >> I escape, quote or whatever. > > If you don't mind ... Does the xterm start w/ the given font string? > Which type of font syntax -- string enclosed in single quotes or only > the quotation of white space -- worked? I did not use single quotes and I backslashed the spaces: xterm -sl 3000 -fs 8 \ -fa -bitstream-bitstream\ vera\ sans\ mono-medium-r-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* I wasn't able to properly set the font size (using -fs 8) with the -fn option. I switched to -fa (and -fb) and it works like a charm. Thanks for all your help! -- Michael A. Smith <msmith@code-fu.com> ($do || !$do) && undef($try); # Master of Perl, Yoda is. Hmmmm?
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