-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 NN_il_Confusionario wrote: > On Mon, May 05, 2008 at 10:20:32PM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: >> The problem, if one exists, is what font the terminal is using >> sudo apt-get install xfonts-efont-unicode xfonts-efont-unicode-ib > > What about the linux console? > > I suspect that the answer will be that the linux console is right now > not able to display at the same time eastern european, asiatic, arabic > and hebrev characters (perhaps unless one uses someting experimental > like uterm whose source seems to not be available at its homepage > http://members.aceweb.com/hanpaul/ ). > > So the next question is: > > What is the combination of "decent" X-terminal and font (and screen > resolution for X, and refresh rate) such that, when run in a window > manager which is able to use full screen windoes (like ratpoison, icewm, > evilwm and many others) looks the *same* as a linux ("standard" or > framebuffer) console? > > I was never be able to find nor a decent terminal nor a decent (i.e. > console like) font. > > (a terminal which uses gnome or kde libraries is not decent for my > pourposes. gtk only or qt only might or might not be. xlib only surely > is) >
Eterm sounds like what you're looking for... or xterm? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIIACNLeTfO4yBSAcRAtPQAKCD/0oqESYqbRMOvaxWUCLQ5/PU3ACgmv7s d5ly+KApvTqmHm2NlSFJbvY= =H38h -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]