Solved How to zoom in text in terminal?

[unicorn]

Text in terminal is too small. How can I zoom in? How can I make text bigger?

 

[eternal_noob]

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How to increase the default font size?

The font size in a few places is too small: - The terminal. This doesn't happen with OpenBSD or with Linux, the default font size there is useful from the start. - Some websites that do not set font size and use the default (eg duckduckgo) display smaller text, using a browser that also doesn't...

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Font Size in terminal shell

Can I set a 'font size' that tcsh will use on the terminal somewhere .. tcshrc or an ENVIROMENT Variable somewhere ...? Font is quit large so ls -sal tends to wrap and scroll off the page a lot. Thanks

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[Cath O'Deray]

In a desktop environment, or in a tty?

tty, with EFI boot​

loader.conf(5)

Here:

% grep -e efi_max_resolution -e screen.font /boot/loader.conf | grep -v \#
screen.font="8x16"
efi_max_resolution="1600x900"
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[schweikh]

Text in terminal is too small. How can I zoom in? How can I make text bigger?

Assuming a desktop environment (X11 running): start an xterm(1) with a scalable font.

Step 1: get a list of scalable fonts installed on your system: fc-list :scalable=true:spacing=mono: family
Step 2: make xterm use that font, suffixing the desired size: xterm -fa "Inconsolata:size=24"

You may also change the size of an xterm font via xterm's "VT Fonts" menu (Control - Right Click).

 

[unicorn]

thanks men,I think Control - Right Click is more easy and suit me

 

[Cath O'Deray]

… Control - Right Click is more easy and suit me

In terminal apps such as Konsole, you can use the keyboard alone:

 

[unicorn]

That doesn't work.It works in linux.

 

[Cath O'Deray]

That doesn't work.

What doesn't work?

 

[unicorn]

Ctrl++ zoom in
Ctrl+- zoom out

 

[Cath O'Deray]

Ctrl++ zoom in
Ctrl+- zoom out

In Konsole, yes?

My screenshot was of Konsole (a terminal application) on FreeBSD.

% pkg info -x konsole
konsole-21.12.3
% pkg -vv | grep -e url -e enabled
    url             : "pkg+http://pkg0.pkt.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest",
    enabled         : yes,
    url             : "https://alpha.pkgbase.live/current/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest",
    enabled         : no,
    url             : "file:///usr/local/poudriere/data/packages/main-default",
    enabled         : yes,
% uname -aKU
FreeBSD mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd 14.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 14.0-CURRENT #10 main-n254693-d7696096209-dirty: Wed Apr 13 06:03:02 BST 2022     root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd:/usr/obj/usr/src/amd64.amd64/sys/GENERIC
-NODEBUG amd64 1400056 1400056
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[unicorn]

Why I cannot use that in terminal?I use CWM.

 

[fernandel]

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Rxvt-unicode#Changing_font_size_on_the_fly

I am using terminal from the above link and the settings from ZOOM works for me.

 

[mendenlama]

If "terminal" means the standard xterm in xorg (i.e. x11/xterm), it is also possible to define a keybinding for the Ctrl key. Like this (in $HOME/.Xresources or $HOME/.Xdefaults):

! Increase/Decrease font size with CTRL-+ / CTRL--
XTerm.vt100.translations: #override \n\
        Ctrl <Key> minus: smaller-vt-font() \n\
        Ctrl <Key> plus: larger-vt-font()

Works fine if you use a scalable font.

As it's pointed out above, rxvt/urxvt is more versatile by adding extensions.

If you like the terminal programs of the desktop environments you may install and use them with cwm, too. Only drawback: they all pull in a lot of dependencies you otherwise don't need there.