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James Miller wrote:
>
> I tried starting links from another console I started 
> in X that used a differing font (from an rxvt term issued 
> "rxvt -fn 6x13", for example).  I get some character 
> corruption when I do this: e.g., what are supposed to
> be lines show up as some other strange characters.  

You may be able to fix that.  In links do ESC-S-T and 
play with the options.  If you find one you like, save 
it (ESC-S-S).

> Can I keep the same fontface, but just make it smaller?  

No, BL3 only has a limited set of fonts.  You could, of
course, install the full fonts package from Slackware.

> Isn't the 6x13 font a different fontface (or style, or 
> whatever it's technically called)?  

Don't know.  The 6x13 is one of the built-in Xvesa fonts. 
I'm not sure what its specifications are.  The 9x15 is 
schumacher-clean-medium-r.  I chose it for BL3 because 
it's relatively small and it looks OK.

> the strange characters are the real showstopper for using 
> a smaller font

That aside, are you happy with the size of the font?

Cheers,
Steven