A font is an entire set of glyphs that make up a typeface. Installing a font allows the user to use that font in order to change the appearance of text on an output device such as a screen or printer.
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Italics in Emacs on a text terminal (rxvt-unicode)
I am using Emacs running in an urxvt, and I cannot get italics to work in Emacs although the terminal supports it.
Here’s my current setup:
I haven’t set $TERM, so it is the default ...
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Use or convert .ttf font for console use in FreeBSD
I have a monospace .ttf font I really like (UbuntuBeta Mono). Is there any way I can use it (or convert first and then use, if needed) for the console in freeBSD?
I know there is ...
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Ubuntu Server, set terminal font to a custom ttf font?
I would like to change the system (console) font of my ubuntu server to a custom (downloaded) font. Is this possible?
I've tried to use:
dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
but the only allows me to ...
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how to make XTerm never use bold characters?
I am trying to make XTerm to never use a bold font, and nothing seems to work. I put settings in ~/.Xresources and then run xrdb ~/.Xresources and then start a new XTerm. This is what I try:
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Text editor with font-size selection for specific human languages (ie. Unicode Block) eg Devanagari
Pre Linux, I used Windows.. (too many years in the wilderness :) ... however there was a ray of sunshine in amongst all the general virus/re-install flack.. and that was Notepad++, a text Editor I ...
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Can GRUB font size be customised?
I would like to reduce the size of the font of GRUB boot loader. Is it possible and so how?
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What fonts are good for unicode glyphs
So I was looking at this answer on stackoverflow and realized that my fonts aren't covering a whole lot of the utf-8 unicode spectrum (as I get lots of squares). Does anyone know a font that will ...
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Improve the font rendering in Fedora
I was using Ubuntu and recently moved to Fedora 15 with Gnome 3. I am not at all impressed with the subpixel smoothing and fonts in Fedora. How do I improve the readability and quality?
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Font size issues with Emacs in linum-mode
I am using Emacs 23. linum-mode works well if using with default settings.
But if I increase the font size, the numbers cannot be displayed. It seems the the frame to display the line numbers is not ...
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Convert .bdf/.pcf font to .psf(u) for using as consolefont?
I am using Arch Linux.
Is it possible to convert a BDF or PCF font to a PSF font for use in console/CONSOLEFONT in rc.conf?
I haven't found anything that can do it,except bdf2psf which I got the ...
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Tips for improved font rendering and readability in Ubuntu with KDE
I am having difficulty using Kubuntu (or GNOME) for work because text readability is quite poor (read headache inducing) compared to Windows Vista/7 and OS X. Any tips on how to improve font rendering ...
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In SciTe (Scintilla), how can I create Syntax-Highlighting for my own custom language?
I want to create a custom Language, with its own custom Syntax Highlighting.
Notepad++ (a Windows SciTe/Scintilla based Text-editor), allowed me to create a custom "Language", and now, in Linux, I ...
