Re: Default Fonts of X Window
> 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)
>
I had the same problem. Unless your display can do more than 800x600 pixels
you will have something close to
75 dpi. Simply change the FontPath in the XF86Config such that the 75 dpi
fonts appear before the 100 dpi ones
And your fonts will appear nice and small again.
Jo
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