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Bug#405043: Provide option to choose font size from the default list



Am 2006-12-30 17:11:18, schrieb Thomas Dickey:
> On Sat, Dec 30, 2006 at 07:30:22PM +0100, Michelle Konzack wrote:
> > Package: xterm
> > Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2
> > Severity: wishlist
> > 
> > Wish description:
> > 
> >     PLEASE FORWARD TO UPSTREAM (its not realy a Debian thing)
> 
> perhaps.
>  
> > 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).
> 
> Where do you read that -fn is depcrecated?

OK, deprecated is not realy the right word but:

man xterm

at the end of the OPTIONS section it is written:

----8<------------------------------------------------------------------
       The following command line arguments are provided for compatibil-
       ity with older versions.  They may not be supported in  the  next
       release  as  the  X Toolkit provides standard options that accom-
       plish the same task.
<snip>
       -fn font
               This  option specifies the font to be used for displaying
               normal text.  The default is fixed.

       -font font
               This is the same as -fn.
----8<------------------------------------------------------------------

Greetings
    Michelle Konzack


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