what font is pretty in xterm? - maemo.org

casparmin | # 1 | 2008-02-22, 05:32 | Report

I want to find a pretty font to replace default font of xterm.

Please give me a suggestion: what font? where does download it?

GeneralAntilles | # 2 | 2008-02-22, 05:35 | Report

Since I can't get Monaco 9 to not be anti-aliased, Terminus.

Last edited by GeneralAntilles; 2008-02-22 at 05:40.

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casparmin | # 3 | 2008-02-22, 06:29 | Report

Thanks! I love the font.

dblank | # 4 | 2008-02-22, 06:57 | Report

I've been using ProFont;
http://www.fontspace.com/carl-osterwald/profontwindows

clach04 | # 5 | 2008-02-22, 19:25 | Report

Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles View Post

Terminus.

I can't access the page above (I can get the google cache up though), it looks like the master page for this is http://www.is-vn.bg/hamster/jimmy-en.html

EDIT silly typo

jakubd | # 6 | 2008-02-23, 00:05 | Report

I'm addicted to Lucida Console that is available in every Windows XP - you can just copy it from Windows/Fonts folder to your Nokia (as explained multiple times on forum) and it looks just nice.
But still I'm going to test Terminus, as it looks really readable.

Addison | # 7 | 2008-02-23, 00:47 | Report

Okay, so I have the Terminus Font folder on my internal memory card:
/media/mmc2/terminus-font-4.20

What do I type in exactly using Xterm to transfer this folder to where it needs to be so that I can select this as my primary font? I'm using OS 2008.

Thanks guys!

GeneralAntilles | # 8 | 2008-02-23, 01:08 | Report

Originally Posted by Addison View Post

Okay, so I have the Terminus Font folder on my internal memory card:
/media/mmc2/terminus-font-4.20

What do I type in exactly using Xterm to transfer this folder to where it needs to be so that I can select this as my primary font? I'm using OS 2008.

That font isn't prebuilt. You want the ttf from somewhere.

rcull | # 9 | 2008-02-23, 09:01 | Report

Two links for this font.

http://amip.tools-for.net/ds/dl.php?...s-2.0-beta.zip
http://www.is-vn.bg/hamster/TerminusRe33-Bold.ttf

The second looks much better in my opinion.

put them in a folder called /home/user/.fonts (don't miss the dot - you will have to create this in xterm {mkdir .fonts})
After a reboot they will be available for use.

Rick

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Addison | # 10 | 2008-02-23, 09:22 | Report

Awesomeness rcull!

So you're saying that I need to type in Xterm:
cp /media/mmc2/TerminusRe33-Bold.ttf /home/user/.fonts

I'm not understanding this though...

Originally Posted by

you will have to create this in xterm {mkdir .fonts}

Could you please explain this to me in a nutshell?

I sure would appreciate that if you would.