Re: can I change the font of default "xterm"?

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Marshal Kar-Cheung Wong wrote:

> >>>>> "Kent" == Kent West <westk@acu.edu> writes:
>
>

John wrote:

>     >> > > I'd like to know if I can change the font of xterm. xterm
>     >> is the default >pty > > terminal on the initial boot right? or
>     >> am I mistaken? I would like to >use my > > ttf font for the
>     >> default terminal (whichever it boots into before the >xdm > >
>     >> login prompt) since I have configured xfstt font server
>     >> properly.is this > > possible?  > > > > Thanks.

Kent answered:

>     >> You use the term "xterm", which is a terminal for X, but you describe a
>     >> >console >terminal. Assuming you mean the console, and not an X
>     >> terminal, you might >try >installing fonter, which is a
>     >> "point"-and-click font selector thingie.  >There are >other
>     >> ways to do it, but that might get you started.  > >

Then John wrote:
    >> thanks. mind telling me the "other ways" that you have said
    >> before?. I tried fontser but I don't like the way how it
    >> handles things.


And Kent answered:

>     > To be honest, I don't remember. I know that when I first started
>     > out with Linux I found some text file somewhere that allowed me
>     > to change the console fonts, but now in response to your
>     > question I've done a little bit of looking around and don't see
>     > what I remember seeing before, so it may be that things have
>     > changed since then.
>

Then Marshal added:

> I believe that editing .Xresources will allow you to change the fonts
> of various Xclients.  I know it does for emacs anyways.  There was a
> thread earlier about changing fonts for netscape.
>
> 2bits.
>
> Marshal

And Kent's reply:
I could be mistaken, but I believe the title of this thread is misleading. I think
John means the console font, not an xterm font.