From 022ad24c4177c9bc29c3a751db544bc12d0804f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jan Nieuwenhuizen Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 11:56:58 +0100 Subject: services: console-font: Update example with HDPI font suggestion. This solution was kindly provided by Bernard M. Wiedemann. * gnu/services/base.scm (console-font-service-type): Add ter132n (terminus 132 nomal) font example, for HDPI displays. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Update to `guix system search console' example output. --- doc/guix.texi | 28 +++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index efc59c1aaf..70e3dfea6a 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -25958,26 +25958,36 @@ supported: Display available service type definitions that match the given regular expressions, sorted by relevance: +@cindex HDPI +@cindex HiDPI +@cindex resolution @example -$ guix system search console font +$ guix system search console name: console-fonts -location: gnu/services/base.scm:729:2 +location: gnu/services/base.scm:806:2 extends: shepherd-root -description: Install the given fonts on the specified ttys (fonts are -+ per virtual console on GNU/Linux). The value of this service is a list -+ of tty/font pairs like: +description: Install the given fonts on the specified ttys (fonts are per ++ virtual console on GNU/Linux). The value of this service is a list of ++ tty/font pairs. The font can be the name of a font provided by the `kbd' ++ package or any valid argument to `setfont', as in this example: + -+ '(("tty1" . "LatGrkCyr-8x16")) -relevance: 20 ++ '(("tty1" . "LatGrkCyr-8x16") ++ ("tty2" . (file-append ++ font-tamzen ++ "/share/kbd/consolefonts/TamzenForPowerline10x20.psf")) ++ ("tty3" . (file-append ++ font-terminus ++ "/share/consolefonts/ter-132n"))) ; for HDPI +relevance: 9 name: mingetty -location: gnu/services/base.scm:1048:2 +location: gnu/services/base.scm:1190:2 extends: shepherd-root description: Provide console login using the `mingetty' program. relevance: 2 name: login -location: gnu/services/base.scm:775:2 +location: gnu/services/base.scm:860:2 extends: pam description: Provide a console log-in service as specified by its + configuration value, a `login-configuration' object. -- cgit v1.2.3