Xref: utzoo comp.unix.ultrix:1463 comp.windows.x:12325 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!texsun!texbell!uhnix1!csuna!rr From: rr@csuna.cs.uh.edu (Ravindran Ramachandran) Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix,comp.windows.x Subject: Re: Dec Windows Message-ID: <10423@uhnix1.uh.edu> Date: 10 Aug 89 18:17:34 GMT References: <10069@uhnix1.uh.edu> <4320@portia.Stanford.EDU> <2703@decuac.DEC.COM>Sender: nntppost@uhnix1.uh.edu Reply-To: rr@cs.uh.edu (Ravindran Ramachandran) Followup-To: comp.unix.ultrix Organization: University of Houston Lines: 57 In article jv@mh.nl (Johan Vromans) writes: >In article <2703@decuac.DEC.COM> avolio@decuac.dec.com (Frederick M. Avolio) writes: > >| You can set a font set size by putting this in either >| /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/DXterm (for system-wide default) or in your >| own .Xdefaults. >| >| DXterm*main.terminal.fontSetSeletion: 0 >| >| which will give you the larger fonts. > >From my 'dxterm(1X)' documentation: > >| fontSetSelection: Specifies which font is set to use. Specify zero for >| little and 1 for big. The default is 1. > >Which is right? > > Johan I don't know why the manuals are different, but having the value as suggested by Fredrick seems to work. As the poster of the original request for having a larger font on the system, let my re-clarify my question. I had found out how to get the terminal window to have a larger font, by using the customize window utilities. However, the problem was when I started up other windows, like emacs, the postscript previewer, and the session manager, the fonts seemed to be too small for anything but a microscope. Having used a SUN before, with its defaults editor (wherein you can specify what fonts, etc.), the method by which you have to specify things for the DECwindows characteristics seemed a major pain in the ... head. I guess those are the drawbacks of using a new and better protocol? Anyway, I had got a response from Mr. Ted (Mellon?) on how to get to customize the other fonts. No system-wide default, but a .Xdefaults entry. The only problem with this was when trying to customize using the session manager's options. With a normal font, the popup menu for changing the color (say, background) would fit within the display. However, with other fonts that window slided out of reach of the mouse, and could not be moved either. As the 'save', 'dismiss' buttons were now out of reach, the session manager basically went on hold. Solution: Kill the dxsession on node :0. Basically, commit hara-kiri. If you still want the stuff I'll tell you how to change the font. But please input a standard disclaimer for myself and for the person who told me how to do this. -- Ravi. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Ravindran Ramachandran Internet : rr@cs.uh.edu | System Administrator : ramachandran@uh.edu | TCSUH, 617 SR1 CSNET : rr@houston.edu | University of Houston BITNET : coschmd@uhvax1.bitnet | 4800, Calhoun | Houston, TX - 77204. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer : The opinions mentioned here are purely my own (most of the time); however, sometimes my opinions are not THAT pure.