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Taickyto · February 20, 2010, 12:40

Hello world

I'm brand new here, as the only other rogue-like I've played is adom (which is quite different from any other as far as I know), and before I get totally involved in angband I still have to settle something which is rather annoying :
My playing field is way too small (As you can see there http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/6561/captureul.jpg ) causing some trouble...The map is always scrolling, I don't have a wide view of the map so it's very easy to get lost and every thing like MM, Treasure Detection, Object Detection etc is totally worthless as I detect in a very narrow field. So I'm wondering how I could get the game to fill the whole terminal.

I'm using fedora 12 (constantine) angband 3.0.9 (compiled as I couldn't find a rpm) and xterm (using the gnome terminal don't change a thing)

Any idea ?

Nick · February 20, 2010, 13:23

Adding -- -b to your command line should do it.

Alternatively, you can use the sdl port by

Code:

> ./configure --enable-sdl
make
make install
angband -msdl

You may need

Code:

sudo make install

- I can't recall if Fedora uses sudo or not. And you'll need to get the SDL, SDL_mixer, SDL_ttf and SDL_image libraries. But it's a really nice interface once you get it going.

Taickyto · February 20, 2010, 15:23

Yep, it works

thanks a lot, but isn't it possible to change the font in ASCII mode ? It'd be nice if I had an antialiased one

d_m · February 20, 2010, 15:40

In GCU mode Angband uses whatever font your terminal uses. So if you want to change the font for angband you'll have to change the font for that terminal.

If you have a font you like for Angband but not for general terminal stuff, you could create a shortcut that launches a terminal (e.g. xterm) with a different font and then automatically runs Angband in it.

Taickyto · February 20, 2010, 22:24

Ah yeah it work, the fonts are only a bit weird because of sdl's automatic sizing of fonts

thank you

February 20, 2010, 12:40	#1
Taickyto Rookie Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 3	Expand game field Hello world I'm brand new here, as the only other rogue-like I've played is adom (which is quite different from any other as far as I know), and before I get totally involved in angband I still have to settle something which is rather annoying : My playing field is way too small (As you can see there http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/6561/captureul.jpg ) causing some trouble...The map is always scrolling, I don't have a wide view of the map so it's very easy to get lost and every thing like MM, Treasure Detection, Object Detection etc is totally worthless as I detect in a very narrow field. So I'm wondering how I could get the game to fill the whole terminal. I'm using fedora 12 (constantine) angband 3.0.9 (compiled as I couldn't find a rpm) and xterm (using the gnome terminal don't change a thing) Any idea ?

February 20, 2010, 13:23	#2
Nick FAangband maintainer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 47 Posts: 3,724 Donated: $60	Adding -- -b to your command line should do it. Alternatively, you can use the sdl port by Code: > ./configure --enable-sdl make make install angband -msdl You may need Code: sudo make install - I can't recall if Fedora uses sudo or not. And you'll need to get the SDL, SDL_mixer, SDL_ttf and SDL_image libraries. But it's a really nice interface once you get it going. __________________ "There is no safety. There is no end. The word must be heard in silence. There must be darkness to see the stars. The dance is always danced above the hollow place, above the terrible abyss." - The Farthest Shore, Ursula Le Guin

February 20, 2010, 15:40	#4
d_m Angband Devteam member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA Age: 32 Posts: 1,494	In GCU mode Angband uses whatever font your terminal uses. So if you want to change the font for angband you'll have to change the font for that terminal. If you have a font you like for Angband but not for general terminal stuff, you could create a shortcut that launches a terminal (e.g. xterm) with a different font and then automatically runs Angband in it. __________________ linux->xterm->screen->pmacs

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February 20, 2010, 15:23	#3
Taickyto Rookie Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 3	Yep, it works thanks a lot, but isn't it possible to change the font in ASCII mode ? It'd be nice if I had an antialiased one

February 20, 2010, 22:24	#5
Taickyto Rookie Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 3	Ah yeah it work, the fonts are only a bit weird because of sdl's automatic sizing of fonts thank you

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