Re: FVWM: xterm VT Fonts resize action

From: Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.bellcore.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 14:49:04 -0500

grant_at_isgtec.com (Grant McDorman) writes:
>
> > > Hi,
>
> > > Sometime in the late 1900s it was said:
>
> > > PG> I am trying to introduce a small user group to the delights of fvwm
> > > PG> and several users have come back with a resizing problem. We are us
> ing
> > > PG> Sun Sparc and Ultra-Sparcs with Solaris 2.5.1 and attempting to use
> > > PG> fvwm-2.0.43 instead of dtwm as manager. Cntl+Mouse3 in a
> > > PG> /usr/openwin/bin
> > > PG> /xterm window gives a menu where you can reset the font for the curre
> nt
> > > PG> xterm:
>
> > > [Chomp]
>
> > > PG> The "Unreadable" ( which is VERY SMALL ) behaves the same on dtwm but
> > > PG> fvwm, although returning to the default size and Font, is blank over
> the
> > > PG> "resized" width.
> > > PG>
>
> > I tried this on Solaris 2.5.1 (SunOS 5.5.1) with 2.0.46, and had no problem
> .
>
> I just did some more testing of this; the problem is present in 2.0.41,
> 2.0.43 and 2.0.45 but not in 2.0.46. I haven't looked to see if there is a
> fix specifically targeted at this problem in 2.0.46, though.
>

Its fix number 3 in the ChangeLog:

       3. Fix to XTerm font change problem

> > Grant McDorman <grant_at_isgtec.com>
>
>
> Grant McDorman <grant_at_isgtec.com>
> ISG Technologies, Inc. http://www.isgtec.com
> Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
>
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