xterm startup font command

Mike Vanecek rh_list at mm-vanecek.cc
Tue May 18 00:27:01 UTC 2004


On Mon, 17 May 2004 11:20:46 -0500, Mike Vanecek wrote
> One can use ctrl-right_click to choose a font (or Shft_Key_+) to 
> select a font when using xterm
> 
> *fontMenu.Label:  VT Fonts
> *fontMenu*fontdefault*Label:    Default
> *fontMenu*font1*Label:  Unreadable
> *VT100*font1:           nil2
> *IconFont:              nil2
> *fontMenu*font2*Label:  Tiny
> *VT100*font2:           5x7
> *fontMenu*font3*Label:  Small
> *VT100*font3:           6x10
> *fontMenu*font4*Label:  Medium
> *VT100*font4:           7x13
> *fontMenu*font5*Label:  Large
> *VT100*font5:           9x15
> *fontMenu*font6*Label:  Huge
> *VT100*font6:           10x20
> 
> I have not been able to figure out from the doco the startup command 
> to select one of these fonts upon starting xterm. Can anyone help?

Nevermind. Once I found the /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/fonts.alias file I
found the font name and was able to use -font.





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