Re: Default Fonts of X Window

["Eric G . Miller" <egm2@jps.net>]

On Sat, May 27, 2000 at 11:07:17AM +0800, Alex Kwan wrote:
> Hi! Eric,
> 
> It was because after I have installed X window 3.3.6 on my
> laptop, (not yet install any Window Manager and Application),
> I found that the fonts of xterm is big and ugly (titlle of the xterm
> window and display what I type) so I wanted to change it, how to?

That's less a function of the fonts than the display resolution.  If you
can run a higher display resolution, you'll find the same font will
appear proportionately smaller.  After you find the best display
resolution for your hardware set-up, you might want to tweak application
font settings. For instance, I use a slightly larger font for xterms
than is the default, because at the display resolution I use, the
default it too small.  Note, you can change xterm fonts on the fly by
using Ctrl-<Right Click> anywhere in an xterm and selecting a size.

Some resource settings in ~/.Xresources

! some misc Xterm setting
xterm*background: black
xterm*foreground: PeachPuff
xterm*font: 9x15
! fonts in /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc (see fonts.alias)


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