On Tue, 2 Nov 2010, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > Second: >>> The following shell code disables bold (overstrike) fonts in xterm: >>> echo -e "\e[1mA\e[2J\e[7mB\e[m\e[?5h\e[?5l" >> >> well... that doesn't disable bold fonts. > > Actually, this does disable overstrike (sometimes called bold) fonts. > > May be it's not meant to, but it does, so your words are incorrect and/ > or based on false assumptions. This solution has been working for me for > 2 to 3 years.
I'm curious what you're seeing. I tested it last night, found that it didn't work. (I tested it with ncurses' test-screen 'b', found that I still got overstruck bold...). > Please see the following URLs: > > http://superuser.com/questions/15226/how-do-i-make-xterm-not-use-bold ...which in turn refers you to http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=347790 (lacking a mechanism by which the "flash", etc., can make xterm stop using the screen->enbolden flag, I don't have much to go on). -- Thomas E. Dickey http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net -- xterm rendering this font real ugly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/44630 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is a direct subscriber. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
