Guest MugenAcc99 Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Hey guys. I was wondering if anyone could help me with a little problem I have been having. I recently set up a borderless, transparent, etc. eterm on my desktop. The thing I dont like about it is the font. Now, I know you need to use a monospace font, however the only monospace font I really like is the one that comes with Mandrake 10, specified in the KDE control panel as "Monospace". The problem is, I cannot find the long version of the fontname. Im not exactly sure what the name of the format is, but it looks something like this: -misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-120-75-75-c-60-iso10646-1 I have looked through all those font files and found tons of names in this format, but I have no idea which one is the Monospace mandrake font. If anyone has any idea what the long name of this font is, it would be much apppreciated. Thanks in advance. [moved from Software by spinynorman - welcome aboard :)] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MugenAcc99 Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 oops... sorry about the wrong section post guess that gave my status as a noobie away if it wasnt the post count of 1 ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 oops... sorry about the wrong section post guess that gave my status as a noobie away if it wasnt the post count of 1 ;) I don't suppose anyone else noticed, but choice of fonts is more 'look n feel' than a software problem. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coverup Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 Try previewing the font with xfontsel or gnome-font-properties. There should be a similar tool for KDE, I just dont remember exact command. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 (edited) Monospace is a TrueType AA font and doesnt have the long format. I am not sure whether eterm is capable of using these fonts. Anyone? Edited August 5, 2004 by iphitus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qchem Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Is this monospace font actually Bitstream Vera monospace? I've never tried using that with eterm but it works very well with gnome-terminal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 No, the font is simplay called "Monospace" and is a True type font. I use it with gnome-terminal too. AFAIK, you cannot use it with Eterm, but if something has changed and eterm uses proper TT fonts, prove me wrong and tell me how :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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