[Xastir] User-selectable Fonts

[Mitch]

> Curt, WE7U wrote:
>> Earlier we had:  "Maps->Configure->Map Label Fonts" (or similar).
>>
>> Now in current CVS we have:  "File->Configure->Fonts"
>>
>> The original dialog had six map fonts that were user changeable, all
>> were fonts used for drawing maps.
>>
>> The new dialog has three additional fonts that can be user-defined:
>>
>>     Menu Font
>>     Station Font
>>     ATV ID Font
>>
>> "Menu Font" is used for all the menus (like, duh!).  Eventually I
>> hope to have it tied in to all the child dialogs as well.  It's best
>> to keep this as a fixed-width font (see Map Chooser->Properties for
>> an example, thanks Bob!).
>>
>> "Station Font" is used for drawing all the station text on the map,
>> callsign, speed, temperature, etc.
>>
>> "ATV ID Font" is a very large font that gets drawn across the map
>> screen for a few seconds in order to identify an ATV (fast-scan TV)
>> transmission.  Change "ATV_SCREEN_ID:0" to a '1' in xastir.cnf to
>> enable this (there's no GUI access for this variable).  You'll also
>> see the ID string on the status line but that's a bit small for most
>> cameras to pick up, therefore the large font across the map screen
>> for a few seconds.
>>
>> Since I don't use Map Chooser->Properties all that much and can
>> count columns if I need to, I've been playing with this font for
>> both Menu and Station fonts:
>>
>>     -*-clean-medium-r-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
>>
>> Helvetica works pretty well too.
>>
>> To get back to default fonts:  Erase the font strings of interest on
>> that dialog and restart Xastir.  Another method:  Shut down Xastir,
>> delete the font lines in the xastir.cnf file and start it back up.
>>
>> If you have "xfontsel" on your machine and Xastir has it's path
>> configured in (via ./configure) it's relatively easy to browse
>> through your fonts to see what they look like before using them in
>> Xastir.  Once you find one you want to try with "xfontsel", hit
>> "select" and then "quit" to paste that string into the proper field
>> in the Fonts dialog, then hit OK and restart Xastir.
>>
>> You may also hand-edit the font strings.  If you mess up the format
>> Xastir may be unable to load your font of choice and resort to the
>> default font.  In that case you should see popup dialogs and STDERR
>> text to the xterm to notify you of this condition.
>>
>> "xfontsel" limits the possible selections for each field based on
>> your current selections for all the other fields.  It's like a big
>> filter for fonts.  Change back to '*' for some fields to widen your
>> choices for other fields.  "xfontsel" takes some getting used to.
>>
>> Have fun!
>>
>>
> Well done Kurt. Thanks!
>
>
> --
> Steve Friis
> Amateur Radio Call:WM5Z
> Grid Locator:DM62oh
>

Here here! indeed, XASTIR is tops, mind you still have a soft spot for
good old UIVIEW...

So thanks Kurt, the amalgamation of HAM radio and the computer world is a
heap of fun thanks to you!

Rodney Mitchell
PF94hx
VK5KFB
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