xterm

[SamK]

A real xterm extension is requested following the discussion in this thread:
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,12152.msg65033.htm
   

[martin]

I've been wanting that too. I have just made another extension which I will be submitting, I will make one for xterm at the same time.

edit: extension has been created and submitted to the email address in the wiki.

[martin]

Done. Xterm is now available: http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/4.x/updates/updatelist.txt

edit: I recommend using:
xterm*background: black
xterm*foreground: grey
in your .Xdefaults file, but it all comes down to personal preference.

[netnomad]

hi markerr,

the standard font is so tiny that it's hard to read on some displays.
actually the huge font is pretty good... although my eyes are not so bad
what configuration do you recommend to get the huge font as the standard font format?

thank you for your help.
it's a pitty that the icon is not so nice...
in my opinion the standard icon for terminals, the black window, is sufficient and nice.

[curaga]

The version field in the xterm info file looks wrong?

[martin]

the standard font is so tiny that it's hard to read on some displays.

You can increase the font size temporarily by pressing Control and holding the mouse right click at the same time. Or you can put something like "XTerm*font: *-fixed-*-*-*-20-*" (without quotes) into your .Xdefaults file.

it's a pitty that the icon is not so nice...
in my opinion the standard icon for terminals, the black window, is sufficient and nice.

You are right. When packaging it, I just made it use the standard icon, but there is another one, with the black background and colour which is nicer. The next revision will use that instead. The plain white one does seem a little bland.

[martin]

The version field in the xterm info file looks wrong?

My apologies, I must have got two different packages confused or something, I now cannot find "1.0. I thought I found it in xterm.h, but I was wrong. I will submit a new revision, with the proper version number, and a changed default icon

edit: what is the etiquette for overwriting system files? The current extension does not do this, but I was tempted to make it overwrite the soft link at /usr/bin/xterm which comes with Xlibs. Would that be frowned upon?

[Rich]

Hi markerr
I don't know what the policy on overwriting is, however, if you set up a link called  /usr/local/bin/xterm,
it will override  /usr/bin/xterm  since it shows up earlier in the path variable.

[martin]

however, if you set up a link called  /usr/local/bin/xterm..(snipped)

Good! I forgot to look in the most obvious place for the simplest explanation. I do that sometimes. Yes, the extension installs xterm to that exact spot. That will work well then. Thank you.