How do we change JWM's menu font? [SOLVED]

[houndstooth]

Luck runs changing fonts with the GTK tool. Otherwise I see jwmrc-theme in /root/.jwm with <Font> tags all set to Sans-10.

I see no font change manually editing this setting, though the colors manipulate well.

Is there another location to change JWM menu & tray fonts?

[bigpup]

What specific Puppy Linux version?

[houndstooth]

It was an older pup not Fossa. Does it make a difference?

I've only seen the same font.

Since I posted I tried the template file that makes .jwmrc with no dice. I see also the -personal files that do not include fonts.

[HerrBert]

/root/.jwm/jwmrc-theme is the right place to change jwm's font.
What is important is to

• restart X after installing a new font

• use the correct font names

To get a list of installed fonts and their names run fc-list in a terminal.

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# fc-list
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DejaVuSans-BoldOblique.ttf: DejaVu Sans:style=Bold Oblique
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DymoFontInvers.ttf: DymoFontInvers:style=Regular
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DejaVuSansMono.ttf: DejaVu Sans Mono:style=Book
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DejaVuSansMono-Oblique.ttf: DejaVu Sans Mono:style=Oblique
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf: DejaVu Sans:style=Oblique
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/Bauhaus_.ttf: Bauhaus:style=Regular
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/ChanticleerRomanNF.ttf: Chanticleer Roman NF:style=Regular
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DejaVuSans.ttf: DejaVu Sans:style=Book
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf: DejaVu Sans:style=Bold

If, for example, you want to use a bold monospace font of size 12 you can write <Font>DejaVu Sans Mono-12:bold</Font>

[houndstooth]

The font I chose is very subtle, but I think it's working.

Restarting JWM was not enough. X must be restarted, even though we can use new fonts elsewhere without restarting.

Powerful edit!

/root/.jwm/jwmrc-theme is the right place to change jwm's font.
What is important is to

• restart X after installing a new font

• use the correct font names

To get a list of installed fonts and their names run fc-list in a terminal.

Code: Select all

# fc-list
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DejaVuSans-BoldOblique.ttf: DejaVu Sans:style=Bold Oblique
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DymoFontInvers.ttf: DymoFontInvers:style=Regular
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DejaVuSansMono.ttf: DejaVu Sans Mono:style=Book
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DejaVuSansMono-Oblique.ttf: DejaVu Sans Mono:style=Oblique
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf: DejaVu Sans:style=Oblique
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/Bauhaus_.ttf: Bauhaus:style=Regular
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/ChanticleerRomanNF.ttf: Chanticleer Roman NF:style=Regular
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DejaVuSans.ttf: DejaVu Sans:style=Book
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf: DejaVu Sans:style=Bold

If, for example, you want to use a bold monospace font of size 12 you can write <Font>DejaVu Sans Mono-12:bold</Font>

[mikewalsh]

@houndstooth :-

Over the years, since I always customise just about everything in my Pups, I've come to realise that not only must you use the correct font-names in .jwmrc-theme, you must also make sure you write them in the correct format.

The syntax for this has evolved over the years with newer builds of JWM. What worked for older Puppies will no longer play ball in newer ones......but a restart of "X" is essential.

Mike.