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Lemke, Michael SZ/HZA-ZIOM1 wrote:

> So my question is why does the default .../app-defaults/Rxvt specify
> these useless fonts?  It didn't before, it seems to work nicely
> without them, and breaks in the default settings with them.  So why
> not toss them altogether?

Because they ARE included in the cygwin-xfree distribution (just not 
installed into the *windows* font area). So the provided defaults work 
great with rxvt in X mode, and look a LOT better than the *true* default 
for X mode, the 'fixed' font.

I've been meaning to change (downgrade) the app-defaults/Rxvt file to 
something that works okay with stock windows when using rxvt in native 
mode, even if it looks like crap in X mode -- the next time I make an 
rxvt package. So far, there hasn't been a reason (above and beyond this 
configuration issue) to do so.

--
Chuck

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