Question about XFCE4, and Xterm

EAD · 07-20-2006, 03:03 PM

Hii, I want to use Xterm, but its default font size is very small for me, also the background is white , I prefer black. How can I change this deafult to be what I want? for every user?

and for XFCE4, I have a slight problem, that sometimes when moving from one window to other, its like stuck for some time, and only after pressing "ctrl+tab" a time or two it is OK, What can be the problem? and how can I fix it up?
I am using Gentoo.

ingvildr · 07-21-2006, 08:28 AM

You need to create a file called .Xdefaults in your home directory and specify options there, here is mine for urxvt, since you are using xterm just substitute urxvt for xterm.

Code:

Xft.dpi: 96

URxvt*foreground:    #efefef
URxvt*background:    #191919
URxvt*font:          xft:Terminus:size=9
URxvt*boldFont:

jayemef · 07-21-2006, 08:50 AM

Also a useful tip: With Xterm, you can hold Ctrl and right click inside the window to bring up a menu with such options as resizing. This is extremely useful when giving presentations that include dealing with the commandline.

EAD · 07-21-2006, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ingvildr

You need to create a file called .Xdefaults in your home directory and specify options there, here is mine for urxvt, since you are using xterm just substitute urxvt for xterm.

Code:

Xft.dpi: 96

URxvt*foreground:    #efefef
URxvt*background:    #191919
URxvt*font:          xft:Terminus:size=9
URxvt*boldFont:

It doesnt seem to work, I still see ugly small fonts, and a white background
How can I change it please? do you have a working one for xterm?

jayemef · 07-21-2006, 09:54 AM

Try changing the name to .Xresources or making a link with:

Code:

$ ln -s ~/.Xdefaults ~/.Xresources

Also, is that the file you created in your quote? If so, you need to change URxvt to XTerm.

EAD · 07-22-2006, 11:37 AM

Amm ok, but what to put in this file to get full color xterm with black background, nice bug chars and so on?

jayemef · 07-22-2006, 12:25 PM

As far as color, you only need to specify the foreground and background. This can be done with

Code:

XTerm*background: black
XTerm*foreground: white

Color is associated with other programs -- mainly ls. Your term should already be configured for color. To use color with ls, you need to use ls --color=auto. Make this an alias for yourself, and you should be set.

EAD · 07-23-2006, 04:31 AM

and how do I set up the fonts? I want much bigger fonts then default ?

luis14 · 07-23-2006, 06:05 AM

Larger font, paste this into your Xresources or Xdefaults file:
xterm*font: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--18-120-100-100-c-90-iso10646-1