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Terminal font is not smooth
I am new to Mac, and I am finding that the fonts are not smooth.
Changing the system defaults (defaults write -g AppleFontSmoothing -int 2, "Use LCD font smoothing" checked) do not improve the fonts.
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Mac Terminal support for multiple fonts
I was trying to get emacs minimap to work on the terminal - http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/MiniMap
However, the font is the same size as the rest of the screen, which makes it pretty useless. It ...
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What monospace font is most legible at the smallest size?
Does anyone know which monospace font in the Terminal program or iTerm is the best to use at very small font sizes?
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Terminal text size different when connected to external monitor
I have a Macbook Pro 15" running OS X 10.6.8. When not connected to an external monitor, launching Terminal looks like this. Note the width of the text (almost looks bold).
When connected to my 24" ...
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Terminal Encoding Not Working For Certain Characters
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This problem was solved in my case by changing terminal emulation from VT100 to xterm. Apparently the two programs I was trying don't behave properly when it comes to VT100 terminal line ...
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Inconsolata font does not work in Terminal
I'd like to use Inconsolata as the closest free approximation of the Consolas font for editing and programming on my Mac. After downloading Inconsolata's OpenType file I changed TextWrangler's ...
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Strange font behavior with external monitors on MacBook
I have noticed some strange behavior when using an external monitor with my MacBook and DejaVu Sans Mono (or Panic Sans) with Terminal.app and TextMate.
If I launch these programs prior to plugging ...
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How do I convert a suitcase font?
I have a font set - Type: Font Suitcase
I am sure I have used a terminal command to convert it to a TTF or OTF. I don't really want to pay for software to do so. What is the best way of converting ...
