Recommended fonts for X on 11.6" netbook?

[Giles Orr]

2009/11/10 Madison Kelly <linux-5ZoueyuiTZhBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org>:
> Walter Dnes wrote:
>>  I got a basic X going with TWM on my netbook.  Fluxbox blows up
>> because a basic xorg-server install doesn't install any fonts.  I have a
>> ton of fonts to choose for downloading from Gentoo's repository.  Any
>> comments on Adobe, Bitstream, B&H, Lucida, etc?  I'm the old-fashioned
>> type who prefers monospaced serif, e.g. Courier New.
>
> I've taken a liking to DejaVu Sans and DejaVu Sans Mono. Looks fine down to
> 7pt.

I'm a fan of Terminus.  Highly readable in xterms, or on the console.
It's monospace.

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