Going without X

Him · 2010-10-26 01:26:12

Hi all,

I'm at a loss of where to really put this, as it's not really a problem, but just a question that I can't seem to get answered.

I'm thinking about going without X and trying out dvtm, but before I can do any of that, I need to edit my CLI fonts, as they are too big and are somewhat slanted, making them hard to read. I also would like to know if it is at all possible to change the default text color, and, if so, how.

Any help is appreciated.

karol · 2010-10-26 02:09:59

What fonts are you using now? What do you mean by "default text color"? Do you want the text to be e.g. green instead of white?

jasonwryan · 2010-10-26 02:20:07

Change your console font: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fonts#Console_fonts

Colors? Go to the source: http://phraktured.net/linux-console-colors.html

Caedmon · 2010-10-26 05:48:57

Also, you can check out fbterm

keenerd · 2010-10-26 05:49:52

Use any TTF you want, at any size. Also, transparent background.

http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18909

edit, Caedmon types faster

Last edited by keenerd (2010-10-27 03:59:46)

davidbe · 2010-10-26 06:53:26

Check out this blog http://kmandla.wordpress.com/ It is mostly dedicated to console-only life.

Him · 2010-10-26 22:13:53

Thanks for all the help. I'll check out framebuffer.

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