Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 21:50:39 -0700 From: "Phil Gambrel" <gambrel.phil@verizon.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Changing font sizes in X Message-ID: <000f01c32fd5$0a0bf080$e6103e04@dslverizon.net>
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Yes, I am a newbie... to FreeBSD not to computers. I cut my teeth on Apple Basic 20 years ago; learned DOS 15 years ago, and was dragged kicking and screaming into the Gui world of Windows. But I am a user, not a hacker. In an attempt to cleanse my system of anything MS, I decided to try a boxed set of FreeBSD from my near-by computer mega-store. Actually it took me nearly a year to work up the courage to start again at the bottom of the learning curve. I must say, that installing FreeBSD is not a very user friendly activity. After 3 failed attempts I finally discovered how to configure X to actually run. I thought this stuff was supposed to be rock solid. I am very familiar with the blue screen of death, but at least it has instructions and the option to shut down. I found myself staring at a white/black herring-bone back ground with a giant X starimg me in the face. I could move the X with my mouse, but nothing else would happen. After staring at this black X for over 40 minutes, and against all caution from the instruction manual, I hit the "off" key on my box. My problem seemed to be from my desire to have an 800 X 600 display which I can read, even without my glasses, instead of the 1280 X 1024 my monitor is capable of displaying. With the higher resolution display, I was able to launch an X server, and loaded up Gnome with enlightenment. Now I have these itty-bitty little menus and icons which I can only read by tilting my head back and looking through the bottom of my bi-focals. I am an old man, and the neck doesn't flex like it did when I only had to read a 40 column monochrome screen. How can I enlarge my fonts/menus/icons without giving up the high resolution needed for all the pictures of the grand-kids? eg curmudgeon_eg@msn.com (ironic isn't it?)
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