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#1 2010-10-03 21:17:21

Leprkan
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From: Orlando
Registered: 2010-08-06
Posts: 17

Console Fonts... inconsolata?

Hey folks,

So, I program a lot and it has made me a bit nutty about my fonts.  I'm big fan of Inconsolata.  Trouble is, it seems the console can't handle ttf? Or more accurately, the console font must come from /usr/shared/kbd/consolefonts.

My question is this: is there a work-around or am I doomed?

Thanks!

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#2 2010-10-03 21:51:21

Leprkan
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From: Orlando
Registered: 2010-08-06
Posts: 17

Re: Console Fonts... inconsolata?

Or is my assumption wrong to begin with?

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#3 2010-10-03 21:56:24

karol
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Re: Console Fonts... inconsolata?

Have you tried loading it with setfont?

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#4 2010-10-03 22:05:48

frabjous
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Registered: 2010-07-13
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Re: Console Fonts... inconsolata?

Generally you can't use true type fonts (or open type fonts) in the console, though you can use them in a terminal emulator running under X. A similar thread on this here may interest you.

Last edited by frabjous (2010-10-03 22:10:46)

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#5 2010-10-03 22:06:01

Leprkan
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From: Orlando
Registered: 2010-08-06
Posts: 17

Re: Console Fonts... inconsolata?

Yup, yields:

"Bad input file size"

Which I assume means .otf is incompatible

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#6 2010-10-03 22:37:41

Leprkan
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From: Orlando
Registered: 2010-08-06
Posts: 17

Re: Console Fonts... inconsolata?

Ah, that clarifies some things. Thanks frabjous!

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