* 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.
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