font in shell...

[bdg1983]

hi,
i'm trying to set the font in my shell....impossible !!!

i'm using mandrake 8.1 and it says:

Font "#^FL<SD$" not found.
Read README.linux.console for more help.


First of all, the #^FL<SD$ are actually unknwown chinese characters or something.
Second, I couldn't find that file even by using:
locate README.linux.console
So I came to the conclusion that there's no such file and he's bs'ing me.

[proffy]

what font are you trying to set it too? I prefer the fixed font. try

xterm -font fixed &

[bdg1983]

well actually, no fonts work except the default. (small to huge work, but custom doesn't)

i'll try that soon...

[Stupid Newbie]

hmm...I'm also using Mandrake 8.1 and I've got the same problem. I've installed chinese support as "other languages available". Could that be the reason? Maybe there're bugs Mandrake 8.1's chinese support?

[eXtremist]

Antialiased fonts in konsole SUCK! I can't use the midnight commander anymore because AA fonts screwed it up!

The weird thing is, when I try to change the font, only one is listed (that is, 'fixed'). So I select this font, and it works for the session I'm in. I SAVE SESSION and close konsole, but when I open it again the fonts are screwed up!

I dunno what's wrong or how to fix it, but you're not the only one having trouble :)