Re: TrueType fonts for xvile

[Chris Green]

On Tue, Dec 10, 2024 at 04:00:29PM -0500, Thomas Dickey wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 10, 2024 at 08:07:51PM +0000, Chris Green wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 10, 2024 at 05:50:01PM +0000, Chris Green wrote:
> > > I see that xvile can now be built to use TrueType fonts.
> > > 
> > > Is this straightforward?  The xvile that comes in Debian 12 isn't
> > > built for TrueType so I'll need to build it myself. I've built and
> > > compiled it before so that's not a big problem but are there any
> > > particular issues I should be aware of?
> > > 
> > > Also, will it just allow me to select all the fonts I can see in the
> > > rest of my GUI?
> 
> not really - it needs more work.
> 
> I mentioned it to Brendan O'Dea a couple of years ago, and he reported that
> there was some problem repainting the screen.
> 
> actually, in a quick check, it does run for me, but my configuration has
> too much horizontal space (a second problem).
> 
Yes, I have just configured and compiled with the options you
attached and I see the same 'too much horizontal space', that's a
pity. 

How does one specify a font in this case? I have tried things like
"xvile -fn 'Liberation Mono Regular 20'" but it just says:-

    Warning: Cannot convert string "Liberation Mono Regular 20" to type 
FontStruct

"Liberation Mono Regular 20" does exist on my system, I can select it
in xfce4-terminal.



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Chris Green