Author: branden
Date: 2004-07-10 02:33:06 -0500 (Sat, 10 Jul 2004)
New Revision: 1610
Modified:
trunk/debian/CHANGESETS
trunk/debian/changelog
trunk/debian/local/FAQ.xhtml
Log:
Add FAQ entry: Why is xterm using the "fixed" font for everything,
disregarding the font configuration from the X resource database?
(Closes: #254650)
Modified: trunk/debian/CHANGESETS
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/CHANGESETS 2004-07-10 06:45:57 UTC (rev 1609)
+++ trunk/debian/CHANGESETS 2004-07-10 07:33:06 UTC (rev 1610)
@@ -18,4 +18,9 @@
Grab latest version of XTerm (#191) from Thomas Dickey's website.
1609
+Add FAQ entry: Why is xterm using the "fixed" font for everything,
+disregarding the font configuration from the X resource database?
+(Closes: #254650)
+ 1610
+
vim:set ai et sts=4 sw=4 tw=80:
Modified: trunk/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/changelog 2004-07-10 06:45:57 UTC (rev 1609)
+++ trunk/debian/changelog 2004-07-10 07:33:06 UTC (rev 1610)
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@
* Grab latest version of XTerm (#191) from Thomas Dickey's website.
- -- Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sat, 10 Jul 2004 01:41:31 -0500
+ * Add FAQ entry: Why is xterm using the "fixed" font for everything,
+ disregarding the font configuration from the X resource database?
+ (Closes: #254650)
+ -- Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sat, 10 Jul 2004 02:31:10 -0500
+
xfree86 (4.3.0.dfsg.1-6) unstable; urgency=low
Changes by Branden Robinson:
Modified: trunk/debian/local/FAQ.xhtml
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/local/FAQ.xhtml 2004-07-10 06:45:57 UTC (rev 1609)
+++ trunk/debian/local/FAQ.xhtml 2004-07-10 07:33:06 UTC (rev 1610)
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@
<li><a href="#xtermwrongconfig">Why do the menus in <code
class="command">xterm</code> have the wrong font, size, background color, or
foregound color?</a></li>
+<li><a href="#xtermignoredfonts">Why is <code class="command">xterm</code>
using
+ the "fixed" font for everything, disregarding the font configuration from the
+ X resource database?</a></li>
<li><a href="#upgrnonfreedriver">I just upgraded the X server and it doesn't
work; also, I'm using Matrox's proprietary <code class="other">mga_hal</code>
driver module or NVidia's proprietary <code class="other">nvidia</code>
driver
@@ -1956,6 +1959,46 @@
XTerm.VT100.font: 10x20
XTerm.VT100.geometry: 200x55-0+20</pre>
+<h3><a id="xtermignoredfonts">Why is <code class="command">xterm</code> using
+the "fixed" font for everything, disregarding the font configuration from the X
+resource database?</a></h3>
+
+<p>[Thanks to Thomas Dickey for providing this explanation.]</p>
+
+<p>This is often another example of overly-aggressive wildcarding in X resource
+specifications (see <a href="#xtermwrongconfig">above</a>).</p>
+
+<p>The wide-character widget hierarchy for <code class="command">xterm</code>
+has resource names like</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li><code class="other">xterm.vt100.utf8Fonts.font</code></li>
+ <li><code class="other">xterm.vt100.utf8Fonts.font2</code></li>
+ <li><code class="other">xterm.vt100.utf8Fonts.font3</code></li>
+ <li>...</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>versus the users' expected</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li><code class="other">xterm.vt100.font</code></li>
+ <li><code class="other">xterm.vt100.font2</code></li>
+ <li><code class="other">xterm.vt100.font3</code></li>
+ <li>...</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>The former (<code class="other">utf8Fonts</code>) override the latter when
+UTF-8 mode is selected (after the resources are evaluated, of course).</p>
+
+<p>The <code class="command">utf8fonts</code> should be ISO 10646 fonts, not
ISO
+8859-1. The wildcard <code class="other">xterm*font</code> sets both resources
+to the same value.</p>
+
+<p>Wildcards have their place, but generally not before the last level in the
+resource hierarchy. For example, <code class="command">xterm*vt100.font</code>
+makes things work as expected with or without the toolbar option. That's
+specific enough that it doesn't introduce a problem.</p>
+
<h3><a id="upgrnonfreedriver">I just upgraded the X server and it doesn't
work; also, I'm using Matrox's proprietary <code class="other">mga_hal</code>
driver module or NVidia's proprietary <code class="other">nvidia</code> driver
@@ -2532,8 +2575,8 @@
<h2><a id="acknowledgements">Acknowledgements</a></h2>
<p>The author would like to thank Andreas Metzler, Guillem Jover, Ingo Saitz,
-Osamu Aoki, Matthew Arnison, Colin Walters, Steve Swales, Adam Jackson, and
-"ulisses" for their contributions to this document.</p>
+Osamu Aoki, Matthew Arnison, Colin Walters, Steve Swales, Adam Jackson, Thomas
+Dickey, and "ulisses" for their contributions to this document.</p>
<hr />
<p class="x-small">$Id$</p>
