Dear Thomas, > what does "xterm -v" show? > Also, I don't recall at what point xterm is packaged with UTF-8 support. > That would show up indirectly in the output from "xterm -h".
Output of those, below. Cheers, Paul Paul Szabo p...@maths.usyd.edu.au http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/ School of Mathematics and Statistics University of Sydney Australia --- r...@p6272:~# xterm -v XFree86 4.1.0(165) r...@p6272:~# xterm -h XFree86 4.1.0(165) usage: xterm [-options ...] [-e command args] where options include: -version print the version number -help print out this message -display displayname X server to contact -geometry geom size (in characters) and position -/+rv turn on/off reverse video -bg color background color -fg color foreground color -bd color border color -bw number border width in pixels -fn fontname normal text font -fb fontname bold text font -/+fbb turn on/off bold font's box checking -/+fbx turn off/on linedrawing characters -fa pattern FreeType font-selection pattern -fs size FreeType font-size -fw fontname doublewidth text font -fwb fontname doublewidth bold text font -fx fontname XIM fontset -iconic start iconic -name string client instance, icon, and title strings -class string class string (XTerm) -title string title string -xrm resourcestring additional resource specifications -/+132 turn on/off column switch inhibiting -/+ah turn on/off always highlight -/+ai turn on/off active icon -fi fontname icon font for active icon -b number internal border in pixels -/+bc turn on/off text cursor blinking -bcf milliseconds time text cursor is off when blinking -bcn milliseconds time text cursor is on when blinking -/+bdc turn off/on display of bold as color -/+cb turn on/off cut-to-beginning-of-line inhibit -cc classrange specify additional character classes -/+cm turn off/on ANSI color mode -/+cn turn on/off cut newline inhibit -cr color text cursor color -/+cu turn on/off curses emulation -/+dc turn off/on dynamic color selection -hc selection background color -/+hold turn on/off logic that retains window after exit -/+ie turn on/off initialization of 'erase' from pty -/+im use insert mode for TERMCAP -/+j turn on/off jump scroll -/+l turn on/off logging (not supported) -lf filename logging filename (not supported) -/+ls turn on/off login shell -/+mb turn on/off margin bell -mc milliseconds multiclick time in milliseconds -/+mesg forbid/allow messages -ms color pointer color -nb number margin bell in characters from right end -/+nul turn on/off display of underlining -/+aw turn on/off auto wraparound -/+pc turn on/off PC-style bold colors -/+rw turn on/off reverse wraparound -/+s turn on/off multiscroll -/+sb turn on/off scrollbar -rightbar force scrollbar right (default left) -leftbar force scrollbar left -/+rvc turn off/on display of reverse as color -/+sf turn on/off Sun Function Key escape codes -/+si turn on/off scroll-on-tty-output inhibit -/+sk turn on/off scroll-on-keypress -sl number number of scrolled lines to save -/+sp turn on/off Sun/PC Function/Keypad mapping -/+t turn on/off Tek emulation window -ti termid terminal identifier -tm string terminal mode keywords and characters -tn name TERM environment variable name -/+u8 turn on/off UTF-8 mode (implies wide-characters) -/+ulc turn off/on display of underline as color -/+ut turn on/off utmp inhibit -/+vb turn on/off visual bell -/+pob turn on/off pop on bell -/+wc turn on/off wide-character mode -/+wf turn on/off wait for map before command exec -e command args ... command to execute %geom Tek window geometry #geom icon window geometry -T string title name for window -n string icon name for window -C intercept console messages -Sccn slave mode on "ttycc", file descriptor "n" -ziconbeep percent beep and flag icon of window having hidden output -/+samename turn on/off the no-flicker option for title and icon name Fonts should be fixed width and, if both normal and bold are specified, should have the same size. If only a normal font is specified, it will be used for both normal and bold text (by doing overstriking). The -e option, if given, must appear at the end of the command line, otherwise the user's default shell will be started. Options that start with a plus sign (+) restore the default. r...@p6272:~# -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
