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Corbin Bird <corbinbird@×××××××.net> writes: |
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Harry wrote: |
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>> googling for hours on this I find xterm can understand a different |
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>> switch `xterm -fa bla-bla' |
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>> However, xterm as installed from portage does not understand that |
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>> switch at all. |
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>> Some of the googling mentioned that xterm has to have that ability |
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>> compiled in, so I wondered if our xterm is compiled for that option? |
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A very feeble light almost came on above... |
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Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com> writes: |
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> Corbin Bird <corbinbird@×××××××.net> writes: |
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>> Please clarify ... |
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>> ... if this is a console only boot ( in vm ), |
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>> ... if this is a GUI Desktop ( in vm ), |
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>> and/or specific xterm ( i.e "x11-terms/xterm" ). |
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Harry responds: |
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> This is a full X host running lxde for desktop |
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> The xterm I speak of is the real McCoy .. the one Thomas Dickey has |
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> maintained since mid to late 90s. |
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> In this case: x11-terms/xterm version 327 But I just noticed when |
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> pretend emerge just now to see what the use flags were... I see it |
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> defaults to -truetype use flag... which may be significant. |
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> I'm re-emerging with USE=truetype might make some difference. |
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> But still would not explain the fonts that are not true type failing |
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> to load. |
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> Do you know if some EXTRA_ECONF or something is needed to make xterm |
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> recognize its -fa switch? |
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> I've seen in several places that -fa font-name is used instead of -fn |
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> font-name |
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Hitting all around it ... finally I noticed that xterm compiles with |
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Use flag `-truetype' |
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That feeble light finally took on some strength, |
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I set [...] package.use/xterm |
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With contents: `x11-terms/xterm truetype' |
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re-emerged xterm..... |
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And now I'm happily loading fonts with the -fa switch. |
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xterm -fa Inconsolata-Regular.ttf [...] and away it goes .. and a fine |
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looking font it is too. |
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