How to change the size of the text in TTF output?

[BridgeHeadland]

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Usually I use OpenGlide Nearest as output, but sometimes I play around with the DOSBox and test out different TrueType Fonts, where some TTFs make the uppercase letters appear too large to display in their entirety in the DOS script/shell/prompt. I'm trying to understand everything related to TTF but it's not that easy for me.

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[rderooy]

You can set the TTF font size in the dosbox-x config file. There is a whole [ttf] section with various options.

[maron2000]

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[BridgeHeadland]

@rderooy Thank you! I've looked through the whole [ttf] section, but I don't quite understand the ptsize option. Even if I add a ptsize value I don't see any difference. walt_disney_script.zip I'm using this TTF file, by the way. This font might be an awful lot compared to some other fonts.

[rderooy]

The DOSBox-X binary normally has a TTF font embedded. As such you do not normally need to set a font yourself. Not all TTF fonts are suitable as not all have the necessary characters.

With default ptsize:

Setting ptsize=12: