how to set the default font size in Aqua xterm?

[lhuang]

Hi X11 users,

I have been using the Apple Aqua X11 but found the default font size (14) for xterm too small.

So I would like to set it to be "Large" (in VT fonts menu) as default.

I have been looking at the file

/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/XTerm

but couldn't find out how to change the default font size.

Does anybody know how to do it?

It would also be great if I could change some default settings in the Main Options Menu (like Meta sends Escape, Delete is DEL, etc..).

Thanks,
Liang

[sao]

lhuang,

1- You can try 'Ctrl-Apple-Click' on the xterm window to call the font menu to change the size from there.

Or write in your ~/.xinitrc file, for example:

xterm -geometry 72x34+100+40 -fn *-fixed-*-*-*-20-*


2- Also, do 'Ctrl-click' on the xterm window to call the Main Options menu, and try selecting 'meta-esc' and 'delete-is-del'.


Or write in your ~/.Xdefaults file, for example:
*XTerm*deleteIsDEL: true
XTerm*font: *-fixed-*-*-*-20-*
XTerm*boldFont: *-fixed-*-*-*-20-*




This is what I have in my ~/.Xdefaults file:
## XTERM SETTINGS
## see /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/html/xterm.1.html
## or man xterm
*XTerm*deleteIsDEL: true
xterm*saveLines: 10000
xterm*scrollBar: true
xterm*rightScrollBar: true
xterm*jumpScroll: true
xterm*cursorColor: red
xterm*colorBD: darkblue
xterm*colorBDMode: true
xterm*highlightColor: yellow
xterm*activeIcon: false
# xterm*awaitInput: true
xterm*scrollTtyOutput: false
xterm*scrollKey: true

xterm*Background: DarkSlateBlue
xterm*Foreground: black

## TERMINAL KEY SETTINGS
## Adjust to OSX Terminal.app behaviour
*VT100.translations: #override\
<Key>Prior: scroll-back(1,pages) \n\
<Key>Next: scroll-forw(1,pages)\n\
Meta <Key> K: send-signal(int) clear-saved-lines() \n\
Meta <Key> P: print() \n\
Meta <Key> minus: smaller-vt-font() \n\
Meta <Key> KP_Subtract: smaller-vt-font() \n\
Meta <Key> plus: larger-vt-font() \n\
Meta <Key> KP_Add: larger-vt-font() \n\
Meta <Key> C: select-cursor-start() \
select-cursor-end(PRIMARY, CUT_BUFFER0) \n\
Meta <Key> V: insert-selection(PRIMARY, CUT_BUFFER0) \n\
Meta <Key> M: iconify() \n\


## EXTRA SETTINGS FOR XAW SCROLLBAR
## see /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xaw/Scrollbar.h
## for full reference of available recources
*Scrollbar.background: gray50
*Scrollbar.foreground: gray50
*Scrollbar.borderWidth: 0
*Scrollbar.shadowWidth: 0
*Scrollbar.thickness: 14
*Scrollbar.minimumThumb: 20
*Scrollbar.backgroundPixmap: gradient:horizontal?dimension=14&start=gray80&end=white
*Scrollbar.borderPixmap: gradient:horizontal?dimension=14&start=white&end=grey80

*Scrollbar.translations: #override\
<Btn2Down>: StartScroll(Forward) \n\
<Btn1Down>: StartScroll(Continuous) MoveThumb() NotifyThumb() \n\
<Btn3Down>: StartScroll(Backward) \n\
<Btn1Motion>: MoveThumb() NotifyThumb() \n\
<BtnUp>: NotifyScroll(Proportional) EndScroll()

[lhuang]

Hi sao,

Your solution works pretty well! Thanks!

Just... the <Meta> V (for paste) still doesn't work on X11 xterm.
It seems the Menu item "Paste" has been disabled by Apple.

and I wish I could get the list of resource names like "XTerm*deleteIsDel"...
e.g., I want to set "MetaSendsEscape" to be true and I tried to add a line in .Xdefaults:

*XTerm*metaSendsEscape: true

[sao]

lhuang,

Try including the following line in ~/.Xdefaults:

XTerm*VT100.metaSendsEscape: True

(will take effect for the next xterm that's started)


Please, read the following old posts with similar subject:
http://www.mail-archive.com/fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net/msg14131.html
http://forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t-8451.html

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[lhuang]

lhuang,

Try including the following line in ~/.Xdefaults:

XTerm*VT100.metaSendsEscape: True

.

Hi sao,

I tried and found this line should actually be inserted to ~/.Xresources, not ~/.Xdefaults.

Thanks anyway1