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Re: How to launch an rxvt terminal window with Monospace font
On 7/27/2010 9:04 AM, JOHNER Jean 066030 wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am new to this mailing list. Sorry if my mail does not conform
> strickly to your standards.
>
> The default command to launch an rxvt terminal is the following:
>
> C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -display :0 -fn "Lucida Console-14" -tn
> rxvt-cygwin-native -e /bin/bash --login
>
> I would like to use Monospace font instead of Lucida Console. I tried:
>
> C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -display :0 -fn "Monospace-14" -tn
> rxvt-cygwin-native -e /bin/bash --login
>
> It results in the use of a double-spaced font which is not Monospace.
> Replacing "Monospace" with any string gives the same result.
>
> NB: the Monospace font is the one which is used by default when
> launching gvim (with XWin activated).
I don't know the answer to your question, but have you tried using
mintty instead of rxvt? Mintty has an options dialog which includes a
font chooser, and is better all around than rxvt.
-Jeremy
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