From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mike McCarty Subject: Re: Setting up new dosemu 1.3.3 Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:20:48 -0500 Message-ID: <443BE570.60005@sbcglobal.net> References: <443A9041.4080104@mindspring.com> <200604102225.44620.dr.claudia.neumann@gmx.de> <443ACAD5.2090907@mindspring.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <443ACAD5.2090907@mindspring.com> Sender: linux-msdos-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: dosemu Larry Alkoff wrote: > Claudia Neumann wrote: > >> Am Montag, 10. April 2006 19:05 schrieben Sie: >> >>> I used to run dosemu-1.2.2 and was able to get a very nice dosemu window >>> under KDE with a large 12x21 font in an 80x25 window. >>> >>> Most of my dos programs require 80x25 and my tired old eyes really need >>> a large font. >>> >>> How can I get the large font with dosemu-1.3.3? >>> >>> Background: >>> >>> To run dosemu-1.2.2 I had a KDE icon with the command line: >>> kstart /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm -geometry 80x25 -font 12x24 -e godos -x >>> >>> The xterm produced had a nice large font and 80x25 screen >>> with white background and, >>> godos is a script that runs dosemu after a two second delay >>> to give a large font white letter on black screen exactly the same size >>> and location as the xterm (convers it up). >>> >>> When the same setup runs now, it produces the large xterm, but when >>> dosemu runs it creates a separate small white letter on black window. >>> The window is 80x25 but the fonts are too small to comfortably read. >>> >>> How can I increase the larger fonts? >> >> >> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-msdos&m=114374588406598&w=2 >> >> Claudia > > > Thank you very very much Claudia. I copied your web page into my > dosemu.nfo file. > > After experimenting with the fonts installed by dosemu, I simply entered > the 12x24 font I liked from with 1.2.2 from /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc > (not in /usr/local/share/dosemu/Xfonts) and it worked perfectly! > This makes my life a lot easier. > > Finally I'm going to be able to use my old favorite dos programs (WS > SuperCalc and Q&A) without eyestrain. > > Do you have any advice for changing the white letters on black to > something nicer like black letters on light background? > > Larry > I have the same problem, along with the lower contrast. Here's what I do, using the GNOME descktop manager: (1) Start a text window (2) $ xterm -pc -fg white -bg black -geometry 80x25 (3) When the window opens, in the text area... CTRL-RightMouseButton->Font->HUGE You may prefer to switch the bg/fg colors, but anyway this gives a nice large font with intense contrasty colors. HTH Mike -- p="p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} This message made from 100% recycled bits. You have found the bank of Larn. I can explain it for you, but I can't understand it for you. I speak only for myself, and I am unanimous in that!