Re: Nice looking terminal applications

[ghe <ghe@slsware.com>]

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Maurí­cio wrote:

> I've realized most of my time in a computer I use
> just an input/output line. (I don't even need a
> vt100-like terminal, since I use 'ed' or 'sam' as
> text-editors.) But I still need X because of
> utf-8 fonts and anti-aliasing.
> 
> Is it possible to get that without X? Can I get
> my text-only terminal to use utf-8 and nice fonts?

Define "nice" :-) It's possible to change the console font from huge to
civilized (don't remember how; last time I did that, it involved some
secret numbers on a grub menu line, I think), but you can't specify a
*really* nice variable spaced, anti-aliased PS1/TT font, AFAIK.

I bite the bullet and use X to get scrolling. Being able to get to those
2000 lines that just flew by can make life a lot easier.

- --
Glenn English
ghe@slsware.com

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