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[h-e-w] Re: Suggestion of a good font standard font to use


From: Eric De Mund
Subject: [h-e-w] Re: Suggestion of a good font standard font to use
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 14:12:01 -0800

All,

] Does anyone have a good idea about a particular font which is easy to
] read and does not strain the eyes?

Because these are all easy on the eyes, I use:

    - sixbyten
          (very nice for coding and viewing volumes of output in an rxvt(1);
           cf. <http://world.std.com/~franl/6x10.html>)
    - vt100
          (also very nice; taken from VanDyke's SecureCRT--and probably CRT--
           product; cf. <http://www.vandyke.com/download/crt/index.html>)
    - Courier New
    - Courier
    - Lucida Console
          (very nice sans serif font)

Here is the "set-default-font" section of my .emacs file:

:::::::: CUT HERE ::::::::
;;-----------------
;; set default font
;;-----------------

(cond
  ((string= window-system "w32")
    ;; MS Windows-specific

    ;; To see the name of the font selected by M-x mouse-set-font, evaluate
    ;; the expression (insert (prin1-to-string (w32-select-font))).

    ; (set-default-font "-*-Courier-normal-r-*-*-13-97-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-")
    ; (set-default-font "-*-Lucida Console-normal-r-*-*-15-112-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-")
    ; (set-default-font "-*-Courier-normal-r-*-*-13-97-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-")
    ; (set-default-font "-*-vt100-normal-r-*-*-13-97-96-96-c-*-iso8859-1")
    ; (set-default-font 
"-outline-Verdana-normal-r-normal-normal-11-82-96-96-p-*-iso10646-1")
    (set-default-font 
"-raster-sixbyten-normal-r-normal-normal-10-75-96-96-c-60-iso8859-1")

    ;; --------[ Courier/Regular/* ]--------

    ;; Courier/Reg/10       "-*-Courier-normal-r-*-*-13-97-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"

    ;; --------[ Courier/Bold/* ]--------

    ;; Courier/Bold/9       "-*-Courier-bold-r-*-*-12-90-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier/Bold/10      "-*-Courier-bold-r-*-*-13-97-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"

    ;; --------[ Courier New/Regular/* ]--------

    ;; Courier New/Reg/8    "-*-Courier New-normal-r-*-*-11-82-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Reg/9    "-*-Courier New-normal-r-*-*-12-90-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Reg/10   "-*-Courier New-normal-r-*-*-13-97-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Reg/11   "-*-Courier New-normal-r-*-*-15-112-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Reg/12   "-*-Courier New-normal-r-*-*-16-120-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Reg/14   "-*-Courier New-normal-r-*-*-19-142-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Reg/16   "-*-Courier New-normal-r-*-*-21-157-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Reg/18   "-*-Courier New-normal-r-*-*-24-180-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Reg/20   "-*-Courier New-normal-r-*-*-27-202-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Reg/22   "-*-Courier New-normal-r-*-*-29-217-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Reg/24   "-*-Courier New-normal-r-*-*-32-240-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Reg/26   "-*-Courier New-normal-r-*-*-35-262-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Reg/28   "-*-Courier New-normal-r-*-*-37-277-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Reg/36   "-*-Courier New-normal-r-*-*-48-360-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Reg/48   "-*-Courier New-normal-r-*-*-64-480-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Reg/72   "-*-Courier New-normal-r-*-*-96-720-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"

    ;; --------[ Courier New/Bold/* ]--------

    ;; Courier New/Bold/8   "-*-Courier New-bold-r-*-*-11-82-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Bold/9   "-*-Courier New-bold-r-*-*-12-90-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Bold/10  "-*-Courier New-bold-r-*-*-13-97-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Bold/11  "-*-Courier New-bold-r-*-*-15-112-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Bold/12  "-*-Courier New-bold-r-*-*-16-120-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Bold/14  "-*-Courier New-bold-r-*-*-19-142-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Bold/16  "-*-Courier New-bold-r-*-*-21-157-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Bold/18  "-*-Courier New-bold-r-*-*-24-180-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Bold/20  "-*-Courier New-bold-r-*-*-27-202-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Bold/22  "-*-Courier New-bold-r-*-*-29-217-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Bold/24  "-*-Courier New-bold-r-*-*-32-240-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Bold/26  "-*-Courier New-bold-r-*-*-35-262-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Bold/28  "-*-Courier New-bold-r-*-*-37-277-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Bold/36  "-*-Courier New-bold-r-*-*-48-360-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Bold/48  "-*-Courier New-bold-r-*-*-64-480-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Courier New/Bold/72  "-*-Courier New-bold-r-*-*-96-720-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"

    ;; --------[ vt100/Regular/* ]--------

    ;; vt100/Reg/5          "-*-vt100-normal-r-*-*-7-52-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; vt100/Reg/8          "-*-vt100-normal-r-*-*-11-82-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; vt100/Reg/10         "-*-vt100-normal-r-*-*-13-97-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; vt100/Reg/11         "-*-vt100-normal-r-*-*-15-112-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; vt100/Reg/15         "-*-vt100-normal-r-*-*-20-150-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"

    ;; --------[ vt100/Bold/* ]--------

    ;; vt100/Bold/5         "-*-vt100-bold-r-*-*-7-52-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; vt100/Bold/8         "-*-vt100-bold-r-*-*-11-82-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; vt100/Bold/10        "-*-vt100-bold-r-*-*-13-97-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; vt100/Bold/11        "-*-vt100-bold-r-*-*-15-112-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; vt100/Bold/15        "-*-vt100-bold-r-*-*-20-150-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"

    ;; --------[ Lucida Console/Regular/* (Script: Western) ]--------

    ;; Lucida Cons/Reg/8    "-*-Lucida 
Console-normal-r-*-*-11-82-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Lucida Cons/Reg/9    "-*-Lucida 
Console-normal-r-*-*-12-90-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Lucida Cons/Reg/10   "-*-Lucida 
Console-normal-r-*-*-13-97-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Lucida Cons/Reg/11   "-*-Lucida 
Console-normal-r-*-*-15-112-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Lucida Cons/Reg/12   "-*-Lucida 
Console-normal-r-*-*-16-120-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Lucida Cons/Reg/14   "-*-Lucida 
Console-normal-r-*-*-19-142-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"

    ;; Lucida Cons/Bold/8   "-*-Lucida Console-bold-r-*-*-11-82-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Lucida Cons/Bold/9   "-*-Lucida Console-bold-r-*-*-12-90-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Lucida Cons/Bold/10  "-*-Lucida Console-bold-r-*-*-13-97-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Lucida Cons/Bold/11  "-*-Lucida 
Console-bold-r-*-*-15-112-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Lucida Cons/Bold/12  "-*-Lucida 
Console-bold-r-*-*-16-120-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"
    ;; Lucida Cons/Bold/13  "-*-Lucida 
Console-bold-r-*-*-19-142-*-*-c-*-*-ansi-"

    ;;---------------------------
    ;; set default frame position
    ;;---------------------------

    ;; MS Windows-specific

    (setq default-frame-alist
      '((top . 49) (left . 147) (width . 80) (height . 60))
    )
  )
  ((string= window-system "x")
    (set-default-font "6x10")
  )
)
:::::::: CUT HERE ::::::::

The w32 section is not cleaned up at the top because I've at least temp-
orarily achieved escape velocity from the Windows world and am back in
UNIX. Even so, some might find it useful.

Regards,
Eric
--
"In the skin of our fingers we can see the trail of the wind; it shows us
where the wind blew when our ancestors were created." --Navajo Legend

Eric De Mund <address@hidden> | Ixian Systems, Inc. | 53 49 B2 23 AF 6C 20 81
http://www.ixian.com/ead/    | Mountain View, CA   | ED DD 4C 81 AA C9 D1 A5




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