Version: (using KDE 4.1.2) Compiler: gcc-4.3.2-6.i386 OS: Linux Installed from: Fedora RPMs xterm uses the venerable 6x13 fixed width font which is quite easy on the eyes. In Fedora 8, with KDE 3.5.10, I can get Konsole to use the same font by choosing the MiscFixed, Regular, 10 font. The trick is that 10 is not listed among the available sizes, but I can manually type it into the box and it'll take it. With KDE 4.1.2 under Fedora 10 Beta (9.92 rawhide), I can no longer type a 10 into the box. When I try, it forces the size up to 11 which is in the list. It could be argued that the bug was actually in KDE 3.5.x in allowing me to enter a size that wasn't in the list. I'd just like to be able to use the 6x13 font with Konsole.
Created attachment 28254 [details] screenshot from KDE 3.5.10 (Fedora 8) A screenshot showing Konsole (KDE 3.5.10) and xterm running side-by-side with the same 6x13 font. The font selection window shows how I manually entered a 10 for the font size.
Created attachment 28255 [details] screenshot from KDE 4.1.2 (Fedora 10) KDE 4.1.2's Konsole won't let me pick a size 10 font.
I was successfully using 6x13 in Kubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) on KDE 4.2.4 . When I upgraded to Kubuntu 9.10 (Karmic) this weekend, my Konsole applications all showed a terrible font. After spending some time on it, it now appears as though Konsole cannot display that particular size of that font. I can select the 8-9 pt Misc [Fixed], and I can select 11pt, and although I can select the 10pt version, it looks horrible. Please see the attached screenshot.
Created attachment 38095 [details] screenshot from KDE 4.3.2 Notice how the center konsole window appears to be picking a font from a different family. The left and right are 8/9pt and 11pt respectively (no visible difference between 8/9 with Misc). Other KDE applications can display this font, so konsole appears to be the culprit here.
Workaround: I found that if you manually edit the profile to use "25" instead of "50", it will automatically choose 8x13. Then, if you modify your font configuration through Font Installer to disable the non-semicondensed versions of the fonts, it will select 6x13. Hope that helps someone.
Well, a report from 3 years ago :) (In reply to comment #2) I think in general that is not a bug of Konsole. That font selection dialog is a just normal KFontDialog. The only limit put by Konsole is to list monospace fonts only. That "not alllowing users to pick non-existing font size" behavior can also be observed in other KDE apps(like kate). And I do not see that as a bug becuase it does not make sense to allow users picking a non-existing font size.
Actually, it looks like this bug is fixed. I've been using the Terminus font for the past 3 years since I couldn't use 6x13, but I just tried to change the font and I'm able to choose MiscFixed SemiCondensed 10 now and it looks just like the good old xterm! I'm using Fedora 16 Beta with konsole-4.7.2-1.fc16.bz284881.x86_64 and qt-4.8.0-0.17.rc1.fc16.x86_64 Unfortunately, konsole is chopping the bottoms of letters off with MiscFixed, but that's bug 280896. I guess I can close this now!