Comments on: Get a better font for PuTTY http://www.vcritical.com/2009/01/get-a-better-font-for-putty/ Informed Virtualization Criticism Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:54:25 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Eric Gray http://www.vcritical.com/2009/01/get-a-better-font-for-putty/#comment-10845 Eric Gray Mon, 10 May 2010 19:50:15 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=531#comment-10845 I believe only fixed-width fonts are usable in PuTTY. Sounds like that may be the issue. I believe only fixed-width fonts are usable in PuTTY. Sounds like that may be the issue.

]]> By: james http://www.vcritical.com/2009/01/get-a-better-font-for-putty/#comment-10844 james Mon, 10 May 2010 19:47:48 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=531#comment-10844 oops "think" should be "thinking" sorry. I remember when I installed slackware linux - there was a command line font config section within the setup (straight after installation) - one option was this really cool old fashioned "pirate-ish" font, but I can't remember what it was called ... oops “think” should be “thinking” sorry.
I remember when I installed slackware linux – there was a command line font config section within the setup (straight after installation) – one option was this really cool old fashioned “pirate-ish” font, but I can’t remember what it was called …

]]> By: james http://www.vcritical.com/2009/01/get-a-better-font-for-putty/#comment-10843 james Mon, 10 May 2010 19:45:20 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=531#comment-10843 yeah, well the font you mentioned DOES work - the MiscFixedSC613 font, it works fine, but the dead hand treasure map pirate font that I downloaded does not. They are both ttf (true type fonts) and both show up in word when I use that. I am think there must the be specification that a font must subscribe to in order to be used on a comand line rather than in a GUI app like MS Word. Not sure what that would be though ... yeah, well the font you mentioned DOES work – the MiscFixedSC613 font, it works fine, but the dead hand treasure map pirate font that I downloaded does not. They are both ttf (true type fonts) and both show up in word when I use that. I am think there must the be specification that a font must subscribe to in order to be used on a comand line rather than in a GUI app like MS Word. Not sure what that would be though …

]]> By: Eric Gray http://www.vcritical.com/2009/01/get-a-better-font-for-putty/#comment-10842 Eric Gray Mon, 10 May 2010 16:28:55 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=531#comment-10842 Hmm. Should be standard Windows stuff. Check and see if the font is available in any other applications. Hmm. Should be standard Windows stuff. Check and see if the font is available in any other applications.

]]> By: James http://www.vcritical.com/2009/01/get-a-better-font-for-putty/#comment-10841 James Mon, 10 May 2010 00:35:27 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=531#comment-10841 Hi Eric, This is just what I have been looking for because I really like this cool pirate font and want to show off to my workmates -> being the coolest / geekiest putty user (I was the first to start using colours! ;) )..... But how do I get putty to find the font? - I put it into C:\windows\fontrs like you said but when I start putty it is not there? Am I doing something wrong?? Hi Eric,

This is just what I have been looking for because I really like this cool pirate font and want to show off to my workmates -> being the coolest / geekiest putty user (I was the first to start using colours! ;) )…..

But how do I get putty to find the font? – I put it into C:\windows\fontrs like you said but when I start putty it is not there?

Am I doing something wrong??

]]> By: Michael Grant http://www.vcritical.com/2009/01/get-a-better-font-for-putty/#comment-10072 Michael Grant Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:03:25 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=531#comment-10072 I like the Leros10 font. It has all the latin-1 accents plus the euro symbol. http://www.cylog.org/graphics/rasterfonts.jsp I like the Leros10 font. It has all the latin-1 accents plus the euro symbol.

http://www.cylog.org/graphics/rasterfonts.jsp

]]> By: Configure the open-source Console2 utility for use with PowerShell and the VI Toolkit | VCritical http://www.vcritical.com/2009/01/get-a-better-font-for-putty/#comment-308 Configure the open-source Console2 utility for use with PowerShell and the VI Toolkit | VCritical Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:02:01 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=531#comment-308 [...] stock Windows command prompt (cmd.exe) is pretty limited–if you want to use a better font or copy text in lines instead of clunky rectangular blocks, you need something else. For Windows [...] [...] stock Windows command prompt (cmd.exe) is pretty limited–if you want to use a better font or copy text in lines instead of clunky rectangular blocks, you need something else. For Windows [...]

]]> By: Rob M http://www.vcritical.com/2009/01/get-a-better-font-for-putty/#comment-280 Rob M Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:04:14 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=531#comment-280 If you don't want to download anything and just use a decent font that Windows comes with, try the Fixedsys font. It's easily readable on the default black background of putty with nice thicker letters. It's also easy on the eyes, and since it's a fixed font, things will line up properly in ASCII. Thanks for the post, as most people rarely change the defaults of putty, and it's the little bits that make life so much better. If you don’t want to download anything and just use a decent font that Windows comes with, try the Fixedsys font.
It’s easily readable on the default black background of putty with nice thicker letters. It’s also easy on the eyes, and since it’s a fixed font, things will line up properly in ASCII.
Thanks for the post, as most people rarely change the defaults of putty, and it’s the little bits that make life so much better.

]]> By: Eric Gray http://www.vcritical.com/2009/01/get-a-better-font-for-putty/#comment-278 Eric Gray Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:01:19 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=531#comment-278 Rodos: That's not Perl. You trying to start a language-war on my site? :-) Paul: Thanks, I appreciate the feedback. Rodos: That’s not Perl. You trying to start a language-war on my site? :-)

Paul: Thanks, I appreciate the feedback.

]]> By: JimO http://www.vcritical.com/2009/01/get-a-better-font-for-putty/#comment-277 JimO Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:56:42 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=531#comment-277 Personally, I prefer the Terminus font in PuTTY. It's scalable and easy on the eyes. It's available at http://fractal.csie.org/~eric/wiki/Terminus_font Personally, I prefer the Terminus font in PuTTY. It’s scalable and easy on the eyes. It’s available at http://fractal.csie.org/~eric/wiki/Terminus_font

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