How to launch an rxvt terminal window with Monospace font

[Jeremy Bopp]

On 7/27/2010 9:04 AM, JOHNER Jean 066030 wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am new to this mailing list. Sorry if my mail does not conform
> strickly to your standards.
> 
> The default command to launch an rxvt terminal is the following:
> 
> C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -display :0 -fn "Lucida Console-14" -tn
> rxvt-cygwin-native -e /bin/bash --login
> 
> I would like to use Monospace font instead of Lucida Console. I tried:
> 
> C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -display :0 -fn "Monospace-14" -tn
> rxvt-cygwin-native -e /bin/bash --login
> 
> It results in the use of a double-spaced font which is not Monospace.
> Replacing "Monospace" with any string gives the same result.
> 
> NB: the Monospace font is the one which is used by default when
> launching gvim (with XWin activated).

I don't know the answer to your question, but have you tried using
mintty instead of rxvt?  Mintty has an options dialog which includes a
font chooser, and is better all around than rxvt.

-Jeremy

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