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I'm a novice with Linux but I can find my way around. I've used Putty off and on for several years on Windows and I now have a project that I'm working on to create a thin client computer using a Pi. I'm using Raspbian and want to launch terminal window in fullscreen view for the user, which I have working just fine. The problem is the server that I need it to connect to have an interface that is somewhat rigid on the terminal. For example, it initially displays at something like 80x24 columns but when you maximize the window, the interface from the server doesn't scale so it only occupies about half of the window. This isn't a big deal functionally, but it is aesthetically to the users. On the Windows version of Putty you can tell it to scale and it will scale the font, rows and columns to fill the screen and this is what the users have gotten used to.

I've check the settings on Putty for Linux and several other terminal emulators and none of them so far have given me the option.

I was just wondering if anyone else has encountered this type of issue and found a resolution.

Thanks!

In the Putty terminal, once you've logged in, you can use 'Ctrl - Right Mouse click' to control your session. 'Change Settings' will give you access to the font selection menu, where you can modify/improve things on a per session basis.

If an X environment is running you could export the appropriate DISPLAY and run a 'true' xterm. 'Ctrl - Right click' then gives direct access to the 6 pre-configured fonts (Default, Unreadable, Tiny, ... Huge); these are defined in the X resources file (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_resources).

Both 'solutions' are clumsy but I think it comes down to the way X works and the basic features offered by these terminals. Bit different when local graphics are employed, as in Windows implementation of Putty for example.