On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 15:17:58 -0400
Parv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> wrote [EMAIL PROTECTED] thusly...
> >
> > On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 14:07:09 -0400
> > Parv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
> > > i tried w/ xterms included in 4.3.0 and locally compiled version
> > > (patch 187) w/o any problems; the exact command was...
> > > 
> > >   xterm -fn \
> > >     '-bitstream-bitstream vera sans
> > >     mono-*-r-normal-*-16-*-*-*-*-*-*-*'
> > 
> > in order for it to work, you *must* escape the fontname
> > whitespace.
> > 
> > xterm -fn -bitstream-bitstream\ vera\ sans\mono-*-yada,yada.
> > 
> > also, if you're using the ' ' on either end of the fontname (as
> > you've shown above), drop them.
> 
> Please ignore my previous reply to epilogue's reply.
> 
> After providing the correct font syntax (w/o the single quotes but
> w/ quoted space), epilogue's syntax /also/ works for me.

cool!  :)

if i am not mistaken, you can also substitute the * with 0 (zeros), should
the former be causing undue grief.

> 
> 
>   - Parv
> 
> -- 
> 
> 
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