Re: [PATCH 1/2] console_codes.4: mention caveats for xterm's ESC ] 50 command

Alejandro Colomar <[email protected]> Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:22:53 +0200

Newsgroups	org.kernel.vger.linux-man
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Hi Jan,

On 2026-07-11T00:10:34+0200, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> Fonts are only settable if xterm was launched with the right options
> (or X11 resources) that would allow this operation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <[email protected]>

Thanks!  I've applied the patch, with some minor tweaks.


Have a lovely day!
Alex

> ---
>  man/man4/console_codes.4 | 5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man/man4/console_codes.4 b/man/man4/console_codes.4
> index 2fa8368e1..534510a4b 100644
> --- a/man/man4/console_codes.4
> +++ b/man/man4/console_codes.4
> @@ -760,7 +760,10 @@ Change log file to
>  .I name
>  (normally disabled by a compile-time option).
>  T}
> -ESC ] 50 ; \f[I]fn\f[] ST	Set font to \f[I]fn\f[].
> +ESC ] 50 ; \f[I]fn\f[] ST	T{
> +Set font to \f[I]fn\f[] (the escape code is normally disabled;
> +consult the xterm manpage for the "allowFontOps" setting)
> +T}
>  .TE
>  .P
>  It recognizes the following with slightly modified meaning
> -- 
> 2.54.0
> 
> 

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