xterm font size and type

centr0 · 05-19-2003, 05:58 PM

ive been trying to change the font on xterm but i cant seem to do it.

i tried

xterm -fn terminal -fs 15

and it still stays at the default font and size. what am i doing wrong?

AltF4 · 05-19-2003, 08:11 PM

try modifying the resources in /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/XTerm

centr0 · 05-23-2003, 05:32 AM

ok i found out how to change fonts. i needed the name of the font from the 'xlsfonts' cmd result.

but now im having trouble selecting the font. the font i want is monospace.

i did:

xterm -fn -b&h-luxi mono-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-m-0-iso8859-9

and it gave me an error. any ideas?

AltF4 · 05-23-2003, 08:21 PM

try this:

xterm -fn "-b&h-luxi mono-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-m-0-iso8859-9"

mind the <"> :-)

centr0 · 05-24-2003, 05:32 PM

thanks it worked. can you tell im a noob ;x