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How do I make XTerm not use bold?

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Mar 15, 202615826 views
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Problem

I like using XTerm, I like its default "fixed" font, and I like using terminal colors rather than having a monochromatic terminal. However, XTerm seems to insist on using a bold version of the font whenever it's displaying a bright color: I hate the bold version of the font, but I like the brightne…

Error Output

$ xrdb -query | grep boldMode 
XTerm*boldMode: false

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If you set the same font for bold and normal font it might work. I set the font for both like: If you then do and start a new term it was back to not being bold :)

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