Instructions how to change the fonts of x-applications

Note: That doesn’t work for me anymore. Use the method below.

Add a file calles .Xdefaults to your home directory and fill it as follows:

!
! ……………….FONT SPECIFICATIONS:
!
! …………………….DEFAULT:
*fontList:
-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal–10-*-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
! ……………….Figure window text font:
figure*fontList:
-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal–10-*-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
! ……………….Figure window exponent text font
-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal–10-*-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1

! Checkboxes and Radiobuttons figure*XmToggleButton*fontList:
*-courier-medium-r-normal–10-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1

! Pushbuttons figure*XmPushButton*fontList:
*-times-medium-r-normal–10-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1

! Editable text figure*XmText*fontList:
*-symbol-medium-r-normal–10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

! Static text figure*XmLabel*fontList:
*-times-medium-r-normal–10-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1

! Preserve pulldown menu fonts (otherwise the pushbuttons in
! pulldown menus turn to the XmPushButton fontList setting)
! NOTE: this will also affect PopupMenu uicontrols.
figure*XmRowColumn*fontList:
-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal–10-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1

Have fun!

Instructions

emerge gtk-theme-switch

This is a small app to change GTK2 themes and the default font. Execute:

switch2

Then click on the + and change the default font to the same font you selected in the KDE Control Center.