xfontsel seems to work (to change the font). Thanks. A related question is, given an xterm, how can I find out what the current font in use is? matias -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/