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= rxvt on cygwin =
= rxvt on cygwin =


I have occasionally had the rxvt window enter a display mode where the display font has excessive spacing between each character.  Happened again after one of my recend updates.  I was unable to 'resolve' the problem but I did find the following workaround.
I have occasionally had the '''''rxvt''''' window enter a display mode where the display font has excessive spacing between each character.  Happened again after one of my recent updates.  I was unable to 'resolve' the problem but I did find the following workaround.


Download and install the following font package, [http://www.performiq.com.au/kb/images/LuconP.zip Lucida Console Font Package].  Then invoke '''''rxvt''''' as follows:
Download and install the following font package, [http://www.performiq.com.au/kb/images/LuconP.zip Lucida Console Font Package].  Then invoke '''''rxvt''''' as follows:


  @echo off
  @echo off

Revision as of 10:07, 4 December 2007

rxvt on cygwin

I have occasionally had the rxvt window enter a display mode where the display font has excessive spacing between each character. Happened again after one of my recent updates. I was unable to 'resolve' the problem but I did find the following workaround.

Download and install the following font package, Lucida Console Font Package. Then invoke rxvt as follows:

@echo off

C:
chdir C:\cygwin\bin

rxvt -fn "Lucida ConsoleP-12" -fg black -bg white -ls --geometry 120x80