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On 12/04/11 22:56, t.clarke wrote:
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<pre wrap="">I have been playing with Ubuntu 10.10 (Desktop) to see if it is a viable
alternative to Windows. One big problem is that the 'text mode' console
screens use ridiculously small characters; we need to be able to telnet into
a host Unix system in 80cols x 25line mode, such that the whole screen is
used. Using the 'terminal' in the graphical screen doesn't work either,
as resizing the 'panel' doesn't make the characters any bigger, just increases
the amount of unused space in the panel.
Is there any way to force the system to use 80x25 in the console 'text'
screens (1 - 6) ? I have tried resizecons and that doesn't work either.
Tim
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Hi Tim,<br>
<br>
If using Gnome Terminal, you can change the Profile settings, or create
a new profile if you prefer. To change the default Profile, go to Edit
-> Profiles, select Default (probably the only one available), press
the "Edit" button, uncheck "Use the system fixed width font", and
choose the font and font-size you want to use.<br>
Note: You could also create a new Profile, and just change the settings
of that Profile.<br>
<br>
Alternatively, go to System -> Preferences, choose "Appearance" from
the menu, and change the "Fixed Width Font" there. I've not got Ubuntu
to hand at the moment, not sure that it's the exact route to the
Appearance Settings tool, but it should be something similar ;-)<br>
<br>
Steve<br>
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