X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,RFC_ABUSE_POST,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4DDD2ABB.2070009@ece.cmu.edu> References: <20110523115058.GJ3051@calimero.vinschen.de> <4DDA7E64.3060202@cwilson.fastmail.fm> <20110523160437.GN3051@calimero.vinschen.de> <4DDACA2C.6080201@cwilson.fastmail.fm> <4DDC867B.6040000@cwilson.fastmail.fm> <4DDD1FAF.9020804@cwilson.fastmail.fm> <4DDD261D.7020300@gmail.com> <4DDD2ABB.2070009@ece.cmu.edu> Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 17:55:24 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: setup and mintty (was Re: New setup.exe release?) From: Andy Koppe To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On 25 May 2011 17:13, Ryan Johnson wrote: > On 25/05/2011 11:54 AM, KHMan wrote: >> >> On 5/25/2011 11:26 PM, Charles Wilson wrote: >>> >>> On 5/25/2011 1:17 AM, Andy Koppe wrote: >>>> >>>> On 25 May 2011 05:32, Charles Wilson wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Maybe when I get home I'll test out a few... >>>>>> >>>>>> Consolas >>>>>> Andale Mono >>>>>> Courier New >>>>>> Lucida Console >>>>>> Vera Sans Mono (or DejaVu LGC Sans) >>>>>> Droid Sans Mono >>>>>> Inconsolata >>>>>> ... >>>>> >>>>> FYI: >>>>> http://cygutils.fruitbat.org/mintty-font-test/ >>>> >>>> [snip snip] >>> >>>> Consolas on Windows 7 indeed is much improved. >> >> Liberation Mono should get a mention too. It is hinted for the small font >> sizes, great for those who prefer old-style crisp hinted glyphs. I use it on >> mintty for Cygwin. >> > How do you get mintty to see Liberation Mono? I downloaded the family from > redhat, installed it on my w7-x64 machine, made sure it was set to 'show,' > and started a fresh mintty, but it still can't find the font. Works for me, on w7-x64. Make sure the font shows up in the Fonts control panel and that it isn't hidden, i.e. not appearing greyed out. There's a 'Show' button along the top of the panel in case it is. Andy -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple