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From: dan@dsi.COM (Dan Mick)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Sun font stuff
Keywords: wheee
Message-ID: <254@dsi.COM>
Date: 6 Oct 89 00:42:06 GMT
References: <486@sagpd1.UUCP>
Reply-To: dan@dsi.UUCP (Dan Mick)
Organization: KFW Corporation, Newbury Park, CA
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In article <486@sagpd1.UUCP> jharkins@sagpd1.UUCP (Jim Harkins) writes:
>.../usr/lib/fixedwidthfonts, is there any way to display a sample of each
>font so I don't have to pick a font, exit suntools, re-enter suntools?  

You can try a {cmd,shell}tool -Wt <fontfilename> and see a window with that
font...cd to /usr/lib/fonts/fixedwidthfonts to save your fingers.

>I assume there is a table somewhere telling
>the system the default font.  

~/.suntools or ~/.sunview has the default font; change it with defaultsedit
once you're in sunview or suntools, or edit it by hand if you're one of 
those nuts'n'bolts-ers.