* Michael D Schleif <mds@helices.org> [2004:03:10:09:56:21-0600] scribed: > * Juliusz Chroboczek <jch@pps.jussieu.fr> [2004:03:10:09:27:27+0100] scribed: > > MS> OK, I give up! I use 9x15 almost everywhere. Please, suggest > > MS> alternatives that meet this criterion . . . > > > > 9x15 is an alias for > > > > -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-*-75-75-c-*-iso8859-1 > > > > You should use > > > > -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-*-75-75-c-*-iso10646-1 > > > > instead. > > > > Yes, having to specify the encoding in the font sucks. Fontconfig/Xfd > > does away with this nonsense. > > OK, I add this to ~/.Xresources : > > *font: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-*-75-75-c-*-iso10646-1 > > Then, I open a new uxterm, and do this: > > man spamassassin > > That is my test manpage, one that consistently misbehaved in the past. > Now, it still does *not* show leading dashes/hyphens. > > How can I tell how a given uxterm window is configured? Which font is > it using? > > What am I missing? * Juliusz Chroboczek <jch@pps.jussieu.fr> [2004:03:10:17:02:36+0100] scribed: > xrdb ~/.Xresources ? Yes, of course! Nevertheless, I am always confused whether -load or -merge is appropriate; and, some attributes (e.g., charClass) do *NOT* require any xrdb, &c. Bottomline, this: xrdb ~/.Xresources gave me some tiny, illegible font in all xterms. So, I stopped, then started kdm, and your -iso10646-1 font suggestion works as I desire. Thank you. Two (2) questions remain: [1] Why am I confused by xrdb? Why did it give me some _other_ font? [2] Once I am in an xterm window, *HOW* can I query that window for its current configuration? Thank you. -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 877.596.8237 - Dare to fix things before they break . . . - Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . --
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