On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 08:08:11 +0000, javac wrote > in redhat FC1 i've tried variations on "xterm -fs 24" and can't seem > to get a terminal with a large font in the gnome desktop. ? $ xterm -fn 10x20 That will give a large font. Also, you can also hold CTRL (if it's not CTRL, try ALT!) and right click in the xterm window (holding the mouse down) and get a menu of fonts to try. If you look in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc you can experiment with the numbers you see there to find some fonts you find to your liking. -- Chris "Build a man a fire and he will be warm for the rest of the night. Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life." -- Unknown