Hi,
Thanks again!!
When I do a edit->profile preferences in an xterm, I can then select custom font in the general tab.
I wonder if we are discussing different "xterm" applications.
So, when you say that you do an edit->profile preferences in an xterm, are you also talking of the xterm application, obtained using "dnf install xterm"? (Because I do not get such an edit profile preferences there). What I get, upon a click of the third right mouse button with ctrl pressed is a bunch of options, one of which is Huge. This is equivalent to xterm -fn 10x20.
On sylpheed in Edit Preferences, that font used to correspond to Fixed 16. However, while this is still set from my preferences, it no longer gives me the font I am talking about (the same as using xterm -fn 10x20). It did so, all the way up at least from pre-Fedora (RH8 or something) to Fedora 21.
If I click in the font box, all the available fonts come up. In that list is a font called Fixed Regular. Is that the font? There is a slider at the bottom of the font selection window that allows for the selection of font size. You should be able to adjust that to 16, if it is available in that size.
The default seems to be monospace courier.
In fonts, *fixed* is often a synonym for bitmapped, as opposed to vector fonts, where the shape is expressed as algorithms, and thus scales with size. So, fixed is an adjective, not a noun; there are lots of fixed fonts, meaning the positions of the bits that create the shape are absolute, and restricted to only that size. Resizing a fixed font creates jagged edges because the shape is resized as a block. Like zooming in on a jpg or png.
I see. Thanks again! I like the fixed fonts because they are all aligned from one line to the other. This really helps (me) in programming and writing documents and e-mails. Within the fixed, this 10x20 is my favorite because it is large while also looking compact. Therefore, I would like this back if at all possible.
Best wishes, Ranjan
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