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Document how to change the console font to one of crazier fonts 

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.\" $NetBSD: wsfontload.8,v 1.20 2003/02/25 10:36:23 wiz Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: wsfontload.8,v 1.21 2003/05/04 00:52:39 gmcgarry Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1999, 2001
.\" Matthias Drochner. All rights reserved.
@ -77,12 +77,15 @@ Specify the device to operate on.
Default is
.Pa /dev/wsfont .
.It Fl w Ar width
Sets the width of a font character in pixels. Default is 8.
Sets the width of a font character in pixels.
Default is 8.
.It Fl h Ar height
Sets the height of a font character in pixels. Default is 16.
Sets the height of a font character in pixels.
Default is 16.
.It Fl e Ar encoding
Sets the encoding of the font. This can be either a symbolic abbreviation
or a numeric value. Currently recognized abbreviations are
Sets the encoding of the font.
This can be either a symbolic abbreviation or a numeric value.
Currently recognized abbreviations are
.Ql iso
for ISO-8859-1 encoding,
.Ql ibm
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the
.Bx
.Dq pcvt
console driver. Per default,
console driver.
Per default,
.Ql iso
is assumed.
.It Fl N Ar name
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.Ar fontfile
name is used to create one.
.It Fl b
Specifies that the font data is ordered right-to-left bit wise. The default
is left-to-right.
Specifies that the font data is ordered right-to-left bit wise.
The default is left-to-right.
.It Fl B
Specifies that the font data is ordered right-to-left byte wise. The default
is left-to-right.
Specifies that the font data is ordered right-to-left byte wise.
The default is left-to-right.
.It Fl v
Prints the font's properties before loading it.
.El
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50-line screen type on
.Xr vga 4
displays.
.Pp
.Dl wsfontload -N orator -e ibm /usr/share/wscons/fonts/orator.816
.Dl wsconsctl -dw font=orator
.Pp
Load the
.Dq orator
IBM-encoded 8\(mu16 font and switch the console to this
alternate font.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr wscons 4 ,
.Xr wsconscfg 8 ,