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  • Re: Nedit - forcing readable font size

    From Nicolas George@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 2 16:30:01 2025
    Richard Owlett (HE12025-08-02):
    How do I force it to launch with a visible font size?

    Have you tried reading the man page? I just checked, and it gives the
    answer to that question, and that answer works.

    Where would I find a manual with readable font size?

    ???

    Regards,

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    Nicolas George

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  • From Richard Owlett@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 2 16:20:01 2025
    I need an editor with macro capability.
    I've looked first at editors already installed on my system.
    When launched, its menu bar hints it can do most{all?} of what I want.

    *UNFORTUNATELY* I must say "hints" as it's GUI font size is no more than
    1/2 the size necessary to be comfortably readable.

    How do I force it to launch with a visible font size?

    Where would I find a manual with readable font size?

    TIA

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  • From Richard Owlett@21:1/5 to Nicolas George on Sat Aug 2 17:00:01 2025
    On 8/2/25 9:28 AM, Nicolas George wrote:
    Richard Owlett (HE12025-08-02):
    How do I force it to launch with a visible font size?

    Have you tried reading the man page? I just checked, and it gives the
    answer to that question, and that answer works.

    *NOT IN ANY USABLE MANNER*
    I quote:

    -font font, -fn font
    Font for text being edited. Font for menus and dialogs can
    be set with -xrm "*fontList:font".

    -xrm "*fontList:font". ????????????????????????????





    Where would I find a manual with readable font size?

    ???

    Regards,


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  • From Greg Wooledge@21:1/5 to Richard Owlett on Sat Aug 2 17:30:01 2025
    On Sat, Aug 02, 2025 at 09:54:09 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:

    -font font, -fn font
    Font for text being edited. Font for menus and dialogs can
    be set with -xrm "*fontList:font".

    -xrm "*fontList:font". ????????????????????????????

    I'm assuming you're asking how to figure out the name of a font to use.
    The "xlsfonts" command can be used to give a list of font names. I'm not
    sure how helpful that is, but it's a starting point.

    I don't use nedit, but when I launch terminals with a -font argument,
    I usually stick with the "WIDTHxHEIGHT" font names.

    hobbit:~$ xlsfonts | grep '[0-9]x[0-9]'
    10x20
    12x24
    12x24kana
    12x24romankana
    5x7
    5x8
    6x10
    6x12
    6x13
    6x13
    6x13bold
    6x9
    7x13
    7x13bold
    7x13euro
    7x13eurobold
    7x14
    7x14bold
    8x13
    8x13bold
    8x16
    8x16kana
    8x16romankana
    9x15
    9x15bold
    heb6x13
    heb8x13

    Maybe try some of those. E.g. "xterm -font 9x15" or the nedit equivalent
    may be helpful. If none of those is acceptable, you may try the longer
    font names.

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  • From Nicolas George@21:1/5 to The tool xfontsel can be used to on Sat Aug 2 17:50:01 2025
    Greg Wooledge (HE12025-08-02):
    I'm assuming you're asking how to figure out the name of a font to use.
    The "xlsfonts" command can be used to give a list of font names. I'm not sure how helpful that is, but it's a starting point.

    The tool xfontsel can be used to write a font pattern interactively.

    I usually stick with the "WIDTHxHEIGHT" font names.

    I.e. the -misc-fixed- fonts. They work, but they are not the nicest
    ones. And they do not come in vectorial format, which means beyond a
    certain size they will be absolutely ugly.

    Regards,

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    Nicolas George

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  • From Nicolas George@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 2 17:20:01 2025
    Richard Owlett (HE12025-08-02):
    *NOT IN ANY USABLE MANNER*
    I quote:

    -font font, -fn font
    Font for text being edited. Font for menus and dialogs can
    be set with -xrm "*fontList:font".

    What do you not understand?

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    Nicolas George

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  • From Fred@21:1/5 to Richard Owlett on Sat Aug 2 18:00:01 2025
    On 8/2/25 07:54, Richard Owlett wrote:
    On 8/2/25 9:28 AM, Nicolas George wrote:
    Richard Owlett (HE12025-08-02):
    How do I force it to launch with a visible font size?

    Have you tried reading the man page? I just checked, and it gives the
    answer to that question, and that answer works.

    *NOT IN ANY USABLE MANNER*
    I quote:

    -font font, -fn font
        Font for text being edited. Font for menus and dialogs can
    be set with -xrm "*fontList:font".

     -xrm "*fontList:font". ????????????????????????????





    Where would I find a manual with readable font size?

    ???

    Regards,


    HI,
    After launching nedit, -> Preferences -> Default Settings -> Text Fonts
    From there you can browse what is available on your system. When done
    use Preferences -> Save Defaults.

    Best regards,
    Fred

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