xterm huge no longer works, displays same size as large.

[Robert Dinse]

Whether I select large or huge, same size results, huge no longer gives me a very large font which owing to my crappy eyesight is sometimes helpful.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: xterm 353-1ubuntu1
Uname: Linux 5.6.0 x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.1:

ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.2
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDmesg: Error: command ['dmesg'] failed with exit code 1: dmesg: read kernel buffer failed: Operation not permitted
Date: Wed May 27 00:07:20 2020
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: focal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Red Hat, Inc. Virtio GPU [1af4:1050] (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Red Hat, Inc. Virtio GPU [1af4:1100]
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0627:0001 Adomax Technology Co., Ltd QEMU USB Tablet
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Lsusb-t:
 /: Bus 04.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
 /: Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
 /: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
 /: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/6p, 480M
     |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 480M
MachineType: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-5.6.0 root=UUID=2332aa64-69b1-479f-88e1-dd92583809d9 ro
SourcePackage: xterm
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/06/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: EFI Development Kit II / OVMF
dmi.bios.version: 0.0.0
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: QEMU
dmi.chassis.version: pc-q35-eoan
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnEFIDevelopmentKitII/OVMF:bvr0.0.0:bd02/06/2015:svnQEMU:pnStandardPC(Q35+ICH9,2009):pvrpc-q35-eoan:cvnQEMU:ct1:cvrpc-q35-eoan:
dmi.product.name: Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009)
dmi.product.version: pc-q35-eoan
dmi.sys.vendor: QEMU
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.14.1+20.04.20200211-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.101-2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 20.0.4-2ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 20.0.4-2ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20200226-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16-1

[Nathan Teodosio (nteodosio)]

Can you please attach the output of "appres XTerm" and "xlsfonts"?

Note this can be easily fixed by setting appropriate font resources in ~/.Xresources. See "man xterm" and look for "font6". See for example https://askubuntu.com/questions/161652/how-to-change-the-default-font-size-of-xterm for more context.

[Robert Dinse (nanook)]

     First, I was using mate-terminal not xterm, but second, I've made a couple of changes since I filed this bug report. I've switched to Intel graphics and I'm using the kernel x-server now. Second, I've upgraded to Ubuntu-Mate 22.04. I'm not sure which of these changes resolved this but this is no longer an issue with 22.04 and the kernel X-server.

[Robert Dinse (nanook)]

     If I'm the only one reporting this feel free to close it as it is no longer an issue for me.

[Nathan Teodosio (nteodosio)]

> First, I was using mate-terminal not xterm

You reported the bug against Xterm but you were using Mate-terminal? But Mate-terminal doesn't have a huge and large font, does it?

[Robert Dinse (nanook)]

      I am confused, sorry it WAS xterm. At any rate, it is fixed in 22.04 so
no longer an issue.

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On Wed, 6 Jul 2022, Nathan Teodosio wrote:

> Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 13:10:13 -0000
> From: Nathan Teodosio <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Subject: [Bug 1880821] Re: xterm huge no longer works,
> displays same size as large.
>
>> First, I was using mate-terminal not xterm
>
> You reported the bug against Xterm but you were using Mate-terminal? But
> Mate-terminal doesn't have a huge and large font, does it?
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1880821
>
> Title:
> xterm huge no longer works, displays same size as large.
>
> Status in xterm package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Whether I select large or huge, same size results, huge no longer
> gives me a very large font which owing to my crappy eyesight is
> sometimes helpful.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
> Package: xterm 353-1ubuntu1
> Uname: Linux 5.6.0 x86_64
> .tmp.unity_support_test.1:
>
> ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.2
> Architecture: amd64
> BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
> CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
> CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
> CompositorRunning: None
> CurrentDmesg: Error: command ['dmesg'] failed with exit code 1: dmesg: read kernel buffer failed: Operation not permitted
> Date: Wed May 27 00:07:20 2020
> DistUpgraded: Fresh install
> DistroCodename: focal
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> GraphicsCard:
> Red Hat, Inc. Virtio GPU [1af4:1050] (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> Subsystem: Red Hat, Inc. Virtio GPU [1af4:1100]
> Lsusb:
> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0627:0001 Adomax Technology Co., Ltd QEMU USB Tablet
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Lsusb-t:
> /: Bus 04.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
> /: Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
> /: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
> /: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/6p, 480M
> |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 480M
> MachineType: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009)
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-5.6.0 root=UUID=2332aa64-69b1-479f-88e1-dd92583809d9 ro
> SourcePackage: xterm
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> dmi.bios.date: 02/06/2015
> dmi.bios.vendor: EFI Development Kit II / OVMF
> dmi.bios.version: 0.0.0
> dmi.chassis.type: 1
> ...