From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B8A9138A1A for ; Fri, 6 Feb 2015 15:43:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6A4D1E0914; Fri, 6 Feb 2015 15:43:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 71B71E08E0 for ; Fri, 6 Feb 2015 15:43:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1917340770 for ; Fri, 6 Feb 2015 15:43:17 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: 0.228 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.228 tagged_above=-999 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=-0.262, DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED=0.001, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, NML_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED=1.2, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.01] autolearn=no Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id N6-cpVh-iw1Z for ; Fri, 6 Feb 2015 15:43:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from plane.gmane.org (plane.gmane.org [80.91.229.3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 562A834076C for ; Fri, 6 Feb 2015 15:43:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YJl3h-00019e-QI for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Fri, 06 Feb 2015 16:43:05 +0100 Received: from 67-130-15-94.dia.static.qwest.net ([67.130.15.94]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 06 Feb 2015 16:43:05 +0100 Received: from grant.b.edwards by 67-130-15-94.dia.static.qwest.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 06 Feb 2015 16:43:05 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: Grant Edwards Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Making a new frame-buffer console font Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 15:42:58 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <3944562.GxCy2uQorQ@wstn> <20150204141920.GA7647@waltdnes.org> <1568331.vbQNVaNWq3@wstn> <20150204200032.1d50038c@hal9000.localdomain> X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 67-130-15-94.dia.static.qwest.net User-Agent: slrn/1.0.1 (Linux) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Archives-Salt: eb9b8eec-02dd-496e-b667-3997d8d66eac X-Archives-Hash: 042e9835f26fa75ee78e9b00a929641f On 2015-02-04, wrote: > Am Mittwoch, 04.02.2015 um 15:33 > schrieb Peter Humphrey : > >> >From my own experience I can only suggest terminus-font; you might >> >find >> an acceptable compromise there as its heights range from 12 to 32 >> pixels, so I suppose its widths will range from 6 to 16. Or perhaps >> some font will call itself [something]-wide. > > I also use terminus-font as console font and even as X11 desktop font > since many years. It's readability is very good. I like terminus a lot -- especially for low DPI use. I'm also very fond of sun12x22.psfu.gz as a console font for high DPI situations [some of my affaction for that font is probably a result of nostalgic feelings for my Sun-3 and Sun-4 boxes of old.] -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! for ARTIFICIAL at FLAVORING!! gmail.com