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 **** 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 '****-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\
    **** <Key> K:               send-signal(int) clear-saved-lines() \n\
    **** <Key> P:               print() \n\
    **** <Key> minus:           smaller-vt-font() \n\
    **** <Key> KP_Subtract:     smaller-vt-font() \n\
    **** <Key> plus:            larger-vt-font() \n\
    **** <Key> KP_Add:          larger-vt-font() \n\
    **** <Key> C:               select-cursor-start() \
                                select-cursor-end(PRIMARY, CUT_BUFFER0) \n\
    **** <Key> V:               insert-selection(PRIMARY, CUT_BUFFER0) \n\
    **** <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 <****> 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-beg.../msg14131.html
http://forums.macosxhints.com/archiv...hp/t-8451.html

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[lhuang]

Quote: Originally Posted by sao 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