Package: xterm Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2 Severity: wishlist Wish description: PLEASE FORWARD TO UPSTREAM (its not realy a Debian thing) In the Resource file we have: ----8<-------------------------------------------------------------- .XTerm.vt100.font: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 .XTerm.vt100.font1: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--6-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 .XTerm.vt100.font2: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--8-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 .XTerm.vt100.font3: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--10-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 .XTerm.vt100.font4: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 .XTerm.vt100.font5: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--18-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 .XTerm.vt100.font6: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--20-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 .XTerm.vt100.utf8: 3 .XTerm.vt100.utf8Font: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-1 .XTerm.vt100.utf8Font1: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--6-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-1 .XTerm.vt100.utf8Font2: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--8-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-1 .XTerm.vt100.utf8Font3: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--10-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-1 .XTerm.vt100.utf8Font4: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-1 .XTerm.vt100.utf8Font5: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--18-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-1 .XTerm.vt100.utf8Font6: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--20-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-1 ----8<-------------------------------------------------------------- The problem is now to start XTerm with a desired font size since the option "-fn" or "-font" is marked as deprecated and using it will automaticaly switch the "scalable" font in the menus to the font given on the commandline which will have undesired results (VERY BIG SIZE). What I like to see is an option, which keet the two above resource settings for normal and unicode fonts sizes but let the $USER choose with which size (1 to 6) to start. This has the benefit if the resource ".XTerm.vt100.utf8: 3" is used since I can run XTerm with whatever locale I have choosen without changing the font (normal/unicode) manualy. Example: Currently, if I choose ".XTerm.vt100.utf8: 0" or "-u8" and I want to set the XTerm to a specific font size: -fn -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-1 but now if I want to runn XTErm wirh an iso8859 locale and the same font size I have to use -fn -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-15 which is realy anoying A better solution is definitivly to set up the desired .XTerm.vt100.utf8Font .XTerm.vt100.font and use only for example xterm -fontsize 4 for example, which mean, XTerm will determiner which locale (normal/ unicode) I use and choose the right registry and encoding. Thanks, Greetings and nice Day Michelle Konzack Systemadministrator Tamay Dogan Network Debian GNU/Linux Consultant -- System Information Debian Release: 3.1 Kernel Version: Linux michelle1.private 2.4.27-2-386 #1 Wed Aug 17 09:33:35 UTC 2005 i686 GNU/Linux Versions of the packages xterm depends on: ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22sa GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone ii libexpat1 1.95.8-3 XML parsing C library - runtime library ii libfontconfig1 2.3.1-2 generic font configuration library (shared l ii libfreetype6 2.1.7-6 FreeType 2 font engine, shared library files ii libice6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-1 Inter-Client Exchange library ii libncurses5 5.4-4 Shared libraries for terminal handling ii libsm6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-1 X Window System Session Management library ii libxaw7 4.3.0.dfsg.1-1 X Athena widget set library ii libxext6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-1 X Window System miscellaneous extension libr ii libxft2 2.1.7-1 FreeType-based font drawing library for X ii libxmu6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-1 X Window System miscellaneous utility librar ii libxpm4 4.3.0.dfsg.1-1 X pixmap library ii libxrender1 0.8.3-7 X Rendering Extension client library ii libxt6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-1 X Toolkit Intrinsics ii xfree86-common 4.3.0.dfsg.1-1 X Window System (XFree86) infrastructure ii xlibs 4.3.0.dfsg.1-1 X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configuration dat ii xlibs-data 4.3.0.dfsg.1-1 X Window System client data -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ ##################### Debian GNU/Linux Consultant ##################### Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 50, rue de Soultz MSM LinuxMichi 0033/6/61925193 67100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com)
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