e101 What font does the framebuffer use? - The FreeBSD Forums
The FreeBSD Forums  

Go Back   The FreeBSD Forums > Base System > General
Reload this Page What font does the framebuffer use?
Register FAQ Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

General General questions about the FreeBSD operating system. Ask here if your question does not fit elsewhere.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old August 23rd, 2009, 18:20
jfasi jfasi is offline
Junior Member
  
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 16
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
Default What font does the framebuffer use?
I really like the generic, default font that is used in the framebuffer, but now that I have to use Mac OS X for development, and I'm permanently wedded to emacs, I'm finding it a huge pain to use the fonts they have. What font does the framebuffer use, so that I might set it as my default in Terminal?
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old August 23rd, 2009, 18:29
graudeejs's Avatar
graudeejs graudeejs is offline
Style(9) Addict
  
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Riga, Latvia
Posts: 4,523
Thanks: 422
Thanked 607 Times in 475 Posts
Default
What framebuffer? There is no frambuffer in freebsd.
Console fonts are in /usr/share/syscons/fonts
(i'm not sure if default font isn't build in, but I think it is)
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old August 23rd, 2009, 18:46
jfasi jfasi is offline
Junior Member
  
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 16
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
Default
I see a lot of .fnt files, but I'd rather not go through the trouble of converting all that to ttf. Does it have a name, or was it created just for this purpose, and called "the default console font?"
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old August 23rd, 2009, 18:49
aragon aragon is offline
Giant Locked
  
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Posts: 2,031
Thanks: 68
Thanked 253 Times in 203 Posts
Default
The default font is embedded in and rendered by your display adapter, as far as I know.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old August 23rd, 2009, 19:00
SirDice's Avatar
SirDice SirDice is online now
Moderator
  
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Posts: 13,725
Thanks: 47
Thanked 2,023 Times in 1,862 Posts
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by jfasi View Post
I really like the generic, default font that is used in the framebuffer, but now that I have to use Mac OS X for development, and I'm permanently wedded to emacs, I'm finding it a huge pain to use the fonts they have. What font does the framebuffer use, so that I might set it as my default in Terminal?
FreeBSD != OS-X

You can probably get better OS-X help here: http://www.macosxhints.com/
__________________
Senior UNIX Engineer at Unix Support Nederland
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old August 23rd, 2009, 19:07
jfasi jfasi is offline
Junior Member
  
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 16
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by SirDice View Post
FreeBSD != OS-X

You can probably get better OS-X help here: http://www.macosxhints.com/
As totally stunned as I am right now, it doesn't change my question. How can I get ahold of that typeface?
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old August 23rd, 2009, 19:15
SirDice's Avatar
SirDice SirDice is online now
Moderator
  
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Posts: 13,725
Thanks: 47
Thanked 2,023 Times in 1,862 Posts
Default
What typeface? You haven't really made it clear which font you mean.

The console fonts are bitmapped fonts, not TTF.
__________________
Senior UNIX Engineer at Unix Support Nederland
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Framebuffer and S3 tim_212 X.Org 2 August 20th, 2009 02:40
[Solved] Courier New Font setti X.Org 4 August 15th, 2009 03:01
Identify XTerm font ? setti X.Org 4 August 1st, 2009 12:36
Increasing font size Poincare X.Org 8 July 18th, 2009 23:38
Font rendering in X setti X.Org 9 July 18th, 2009 22:28


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 13:35.

Contact Us - FreeBSD - Archive - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
The mark FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation and is used by The FreeBSD Project with the permission of The FreeBSD Foundation.
Web protection and acceleration provided by CloudFlare
0