xterm

[Warren Block]

On Fri, 5 Mar 2004, Ed Budd wrote:

> You can add the fontsize as a parameter when you invoke it, like this:
>
> xterm -fn <fontsize>
>
> I use 'xterm -fn 9x15' on a high res monitor and set it (along with some
> other params) in my window manager (blackbox) menu config.

But that's not all!  -fn is for "font name," and you can specify an
entire font name that you've looked up with xfontsel:

xterm -fn '-*-courier-medium-r-*-*-17-*-*-*-m-*-*-*'

It tends to be useful just with monospaced fonts.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA