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<tt>-fa "bitstream vera sans mono" -fs 8</tt>:
use AntiAliasedFonts!
All of these can also be put into your <tt>.Xresources</tt> so that they will be permanently active without having to pass all these parameters to xterm every time.
+
+!!! Setting the window title
+
+<tt>echo -ne "__\033]0__''This is a title''__\007__"</tt>
+
+The number after the ] can be 0, 1 or 2:
+
+<tt>__\033]0__''title''__\007__</tt>
+ Set both the icon name and window title
+<tt>__\033]1__''title''__\007__</tt>
+ Set just the icon name
+<tt>__\033]2__''title''__\007__</tt>
+ Set just the window title
+
+Check your <tt>.bashrc</tt> to see that the <tt>PROMPT_COMMAND</tt> EnvironmentVariable isn't set to overwrite your newly set window title every time it displays a prompt.
!!! The full nitty-gritty
See xterm(1).
