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iBertus

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From: Greenville, NC

Registered: 2004-11-04

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Where to get good console fonts?

Does anyone know of a place that has good console fonts for download? I googled, but didn't find anything of value.

dtw

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From: UK

Registered: 2004-08-03

Posts: 4,439

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Re: Where to get good console fonts?

I take it you have checked out the terminus fonts in extra?

lanrat

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From: Poland

Registered: 2003-10-28

Posts: 1,274

Re: Where to get good console fonts?

I'm using terminus but there is more:
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?d … Packages=0

elasticdog

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From: Washington, USA

Registered: 2005-05-02

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Re: Where to get good console fonts?

What is the package name for the Terminus fonts?  I can't seem to find it searching for either 'terminus' or 'font'...

phrakture

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From: behind you

Registered: 2003-10-29

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Re: Where to get good console fonts?

I use bitstream vera sans mono for my terminals (urxvt)

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vacant

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From: downstairs

Registered: 2004-11-05

Posts: 816

Re: Where to get good console fonts?

I found that aLinux came with loads of great fonts.

iphitus

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-10-09

Posts: 4,927

Re: Where to get good console fonts?

pacman -S artwiz-fonts

elasticdog

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From: Washington, USA

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Re: Where to get good console fonts?

Hmmm...already have the artwiz fonts installed, but no font called "terminus".

lanrat

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From: Poland

Registered: 2003-10-28

Posts: 1,274

Re: Where to get good console fonts?

It was in tehdely's repo before. I'm using my own PKGBUILD.
You can find it here:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?p=70887#70887

BTW I've just made a small upgrade :-)

elasticdog

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From: Washington, USA

Registered: 2005-05-02

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Re: Where to get good console fonts?

Very nice...thanks lanrat!  Definitely one of the best fixed-width fonts I've seen.  Would you mind submitting it to the AUR?

lanrat

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From: Poland

Registered: 2003-10-28

Posts: 1,274

Re: Where to get good console fonts?

I don't have time to maitain it in the AUR but if you want to do it feel free of course :-D

SleepyDog

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Registered: 2004-10-15

Posts: 114

Re: Where to get good console fonts?

The fonts at www.proggyfont.com are nice, too. If you like small fonts. I use terminus, myself

Meshuggin

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From: /home/meshuggin

Registered: 2005-03-23

Posts: 137

Re: Where to get good console fonts?

The fonts at www.proggyfont.com are nice, too. If you like small fonts. I use terminus, myself

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elasticdog

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From: Washington, USA

Registered: 2005-05-02

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Re: Where to get good console fonts?

Should be http://www.proggyfonts.com/.  I've seen these before, but don't like them as much as what I've seen so far with Terminus.  Too many touching glyphs...

Dusty

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Registered: 2004-01-18

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Re: Where to get good console fonts?

dumbass-question, what do I put in .Xdefaults to use this wonderful terminus font? (Just grabbed it from aur).

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lanrat

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From: Poland

Registered: 2003-10-28

Posts: 1,274

Re: Where to get good console fonts?

What do you mean? To use the font at all under x or to use it in xterm ?
I guess you mean xterm. Run xfontsel, find terminus font, add your preferred properties (font style, size, encoding etc) copy the name generated by xfontsel and paste it to your .Xdefautls after xterm*Font: the_font_name_generated_by_xfontsel_here. For aterm replace "xterm" with "aterm" etc. etc.

postlogic

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Registered: 2005-02-24

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Re: Where to get good console fonts?

dumbass-question, what do I put in .Xdefaults to use this wonderful terminus font? (Just grabbed it from aur).

Dusty

Run xfontsel to generate a string you can use to define it.

phrakture

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Registered: 2003-10-29

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Re: Where to get good console fonts?

has anyone used the proggy fonts for their terminal?  Mine look like crap when bolded, and I am unaware of how to change that.

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postlogic

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Registered: 2005-02-24

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Re: Where to get good console fonts?

Looks like crap here, as well.

brebs

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Registered: 2007-04-03

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Re: Where to get good console fonts?

For proggyfonts, see thread.

Better late than never, eh?