LinuxQuestions.org - xosd font size

I realize that this thread is over three years old, but it's still the first result in a google for "xosd font size", so I figured I'd go ahead and respond with a better answer.

use the program "xfontsel" to see the values that you can use
It's simple to use and most of you should be able to figure it out.

this is the way the line breaks down

Code:

-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-34-240-100-100-p-182-iso8859-1

Code:

-fndry  -fmly      -wght  -slant  -sWdth  -adstyl  -pxlsz  -ptSz  -resx  -resy  -spc  -avgWdth  -rgstry  -encdng

-adobe  -helvetica  -bold  -r      -normal  -*      -34    -240  -100  -100  -p    -182      -iso8859 -1

Code:

FIELD        DESCRIPTION



fndry        The type foundry that digitized and supplied the font data.



fmly        The name of the typographic style (for example, `courier')



wght        The weight of the font, or its nominal blackness, the degree of boldness or thickness of its characters. Values include `heavy', `bold', `medium', `light', and `thin'



slant        The posture of the font, usually `r' (for `roman', or upright), `i' (`italic', slanted upward to the right and differing in shape from the roman counterpart), 

        or `o' (`oblique', slanted but with the shape of the roman counterpart).



swdth        The proportionate width of the characters in the font, or its nominal width, such as `normal', `condensed', `extended', `narrow', and `wide'.



adstyl        Any additional style descriptions the particular font takes, such as 

      `serif' (fonts that have small strokes drawn on the ends of each line in the character) or `sans serif' (fonts that omit serifs).



pxlsz        The height, in pixels, of the type. Also called body size.



ptsz        The height, in points, of the type.



resx        The horizontal screen resolution the font was designed for, in dpi ("dots per inch").



resy        The vertical screen resolution the font was designed for, in dpi.



spc        The kind of spacing used by the font (its escapement class); either `p' (a proportional font containing characters with varied spacing),

        `m' (a monospaced font containing characters with constant spacing), or `c' (a character cell font containing characters with constant spacing and constant height).



avgwdth The average width of the characters used in the font, in 1/10th pixel units.



rgstry        The international standards body, or registry, that owns the encoding.



encdng        The registered name of this character set, or its encoding.