On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 12:32 AM, ghe <g...@slsware.com> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Maurício wrote: > >> I've realized most of my time in a computer I use >> just an input/output line. (I don't even need a >> vt100-like terminal, since I use 'ed' or 'sam' as >> text-editors.) But I still need X because of >> utf-8 fonts and anti-aliasing. >> >> Is it possible to get that without X? Can I get >> my text-only terminal to use utf-8 and nice fonts? > > Define "nice" :-) It's possible to change the console font from huge to > civilized (don't remember how; last time I did that, it involved some > secret numbers on a grub menu line, I think), but you can't specify a > *really* nice variable spaced, anti-aliased PS1/TT font, AFAIK. > > I bite the bullet and use X to get scrolling. Being able to get to those > 2000 lines that just flew by can make life a lot easier. > > - -- > Glenn English > g...@slsware.com > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iEYEARECAAYFAkldUowACgkQ04yQfZbbTLYRqQCeK7LUenP48UbA+a2dv95Gb6lp > KWAAn3GH/vKCy2b3/ULtvIjML4xYBkY2 > =vx5L > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org >
on a side note: I like to use screen to see output that flew buy Ctrl-A [ puts screen in copy mode where you can navigate the output with up/down pageup/pagedown followed by -- David Schmidt | http://www.fm5.at
