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>>>>>>> Ctrl-Alt-F2 gets you a full-screen terminal to run it in, white on
>>>>>>> black.
>>
>> It works!
>>
>>>> I think this will work. Can I  put 'Ctrl-Alt-F2' in a shell script?
>> I want to know  about the possibilty of putting keystrokes in a script .

>I don't know how to do this.  In console mode you can type chvt 2 but it
>won't work in X.  I rarely use X.

I have not started to write scripts, but I'll tell you something in the
future.

>>> I just checked workbone with the default font and most of the characters
>>> are blanks, but with 6x13 I see upper ASCII (instead of line drawing
>>> characters that you would see in a console).

>Use this 6x13 font for Portuguese, not to fix workbone.  I simply used
>workbone to test it with because it displays a bunch of upper ascii
>characters.  From an rxvt, type rxvt -fn 6x13 and then you will have
>another rxvt with the new font.  Does Portuguese look correct in it?
>You only need Slackware fonts if you don't like the looks of this font.

I only need these fonts because of third persons who don't know Linux and
still think "it's too dificult".
That's why I need a GUI, and also why I need a mouse and  some automated
routines, with the less typing as possible.

>> I've found the workbone  -a   option which draws the menu with standard
>> characters like
>> +---|     <<   ||   >>    |---+
>> and that fits my actual needs.

>Clever.  We should all read instructions. workbone -h

>> Fonts in BL3 work fine for most applications (menus, etc.)  and most
>> languages.
>> It really neeeds some replacement just for text edition.
>> ( In Portuguese " maçã "  stands for " apple ", but  " maca "  is a kind
of
>> hospital bed ).

>I can't switch fonts right now on my TTL monitor but I get the point.

>> I apologize for my mistake when I said "geography" instead of "geometry".
>I never even noticed!  Your English is excellent.

>Sindi

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