[Xastir] Map Fonts

[David A Aitcheson]

FYI regarding the "xfontsel" program... on Ubuntu it is part of the
"x11-utils" package. Other OS's are likely to package things differently.

Additionally I agree with "Guess we need to add a new one!" ;-)

Dave - KB3EFS


On 06/27/2017 11:14 AM, Curt, WE7U wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Jun 2017, Lee Bengston wrote:
>
>> The first thing I do is change the station text style to "Text on
>> Black".
>>
>> [Map - Configure - Station Text Style] via the menu. Changing the font
>> itself can be a little tricky, and may require additional fonts to be
>> installed.
>
> I agree with the above. I run "text on black".
>
> Took a quick run through xastir.org Wiki. Don't see anything about
> changing fonts in the HowTos, FAQ, or Tips & Tricks pages.
>
> Guess we need to add a new one!
>
> *) Install the "xfontsel" program. That's short for X Font Selector I
> believe.
>
> *) Go to File -> Configure -> Fonts. You'll get a popup showing the
> different fonts. Make note of what's there just in case you want to
> get back. Maybe take a picture or a screenshot. You can also find
> these in the ~/.xastir/confif/xastir.cnf file. Here are mine:
>
>  
> MAPS_LABEL_FONT_TINY:-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--14-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
>  
> MAPS_LABEL_FONT_SMALL:-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--14-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
>  
> MAPS_LABEL_FONT_MEDIUM:-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal--12-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
>  
> MAPS_LABEL_FONT_LARGE:-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--24-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
>  
> MAPS_LABEL_FONT_HUGE:-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--24-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
>  
> MAPS_LABEL_FONT_BORDER:-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--14-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
>   SYSTEM_FIXED_FONT:fixed
>   STATION_FONT:fixed
>   ATV_ID_FONT:-*-helvetica-*-*-*-*-*-240-*-*-*-*-*-*
>
> *) Click on the "Xfontsel" button on the right of one you want to
> change. An xfontsel window should appear with that font in it.
>
> *) Change it at will to something you like.
>
> *) Once you're happy, hit "select" in xfontsel2 and that font should
> get written back to the Xastir Fonts dialog.
>
> *) Hit "OK" at the bottom of that dialog and it should get saved in
> Xastir.
>
> Whether or not you have to restart Xastir to see it is another
> question (try it and find out, then report back).
>