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authorJan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>2019-12-30 11:56:58 +0100
committerJan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>2019-12-30 23:40:12 +0100
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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.
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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 9 deletions
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.