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From: rbj@NAV.ICST.NBS.GOV (Root Boy Jim)
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Subject: X font for the farsighted ??
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Date: 1 Mar 89 17:20:50 GMT
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? From: kahuna!newton@csvax.caltech.edu  (Mike Newton)
? Organization: Caltech Submillimeter Observatory, Hilo Hawaii

? Hi -- My eyes dont like working close to a computer screen, so i've been
? trying to get a decent (aprox.) 16 point font (fixed width) font for X11 R3.

? So far i've tried:
? 	fg-16 (not too good)
? 	vt2bdf screen.b.16 (ie: converting the sun bold 16point font --
? 		this looks pretty bad, as the conversions dont go to well)
? 	vf2bdf screen.r.16 (this looked rather nice, but is too 'faint').

? I've been using the last choice so far, but would really enjoy / appreciate
? a font that looks a little darker than this.  Anyone have any good hints?

How about hacking xmag to do the 

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