Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 10:56:37 -0459 (CDT) From: "Boyd R. Faulkner" <faulkner@asgard.bga.com> To: hasty@rah.star-gate.com (Amancio Hasty) Cc: chuckr@glue.umd.edu, kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de, multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SciTeXt (font problem) Message-ID: <199608051556.KAA02977@utgard.bga.com> In-Reply-To: <199608051307.GAA01517@rah.star-gate.com> from "Amancio Hasty" at Aug 5, 96 06:07:27 am
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The solution that comes with it is to copy the executable to /usr/local/scitext/bin/xscitext and use the script that untars into /usr/local/scitext/bin/scitext > cat scitext #!/bin/sh export SCITEXT='/usr/local/scitext/' export XAPPLRESDIR=$SCITEXT/etc/xpm xset +fp $SCITEXT/fonts xset fp rehash exec $SCITEXT/bin/logo & sleep 2 exec $SCITEXT/bin/xscitext & the xset +fp solves the problem neatly. Boyd According to Amancio Hasty: > > > > Given that scitext is *alpha* my choice is 1 and in fact I would keep it > that way for a long time -- a good word processor will be very demanding > on the server by way of possibly requesting all sorts of odd fonts. > > However , it is not that difficult to add to your .xinitrc > xset +fp /usr/local/scitext/fonts & > > > I sure hope that scitext excites people enough to further develop it. > > > Amancio > > >From The Desk Of Chuck Robey : > > On Mon, 5 Aug 1996, Christoph P. Kukulies wrote: > > > > > > On Sun, 4 Aug 1996, Christoph P. Kukulies wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Desired Font not in Cache - loading !!! > > > > > ERROR:Font could not be loaded by X-Server !bgate# > > > > > > > > > > The window pops up for the half of a second and then the app dies. > > > > > > > > I had this problem at first too, just go into your XF86Config file and ad > d > > > > the directory /usr/local/scitext/dof to your fontpath list. Don't worry > > > > about mkfontdir, it already had a dir in the directory. > > > > > > Which raises the question: Which is better policy for installing fonts > > > under X: > > > > > > 1) adding an arbitrary non-evident directory to the fontpath > > > > > > 2) creating another directory in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts > > > > > > 3) putting the fonts into /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc > > > > My personal answer? A choice of either options 1 or three, depending on > > how large the new fonts collection was. For scitext, a new directory, and > > a warning echoed to stdout telling folks what to do (also in DESCR). > > > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > > Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data > > chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. > > 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | > > Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and n3lxx, both FreeBSD > > (301) 220-2114 | version 2.2 current -- and great FUN! > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > > > > -- _____________________________________________________________________________ Boyd Faulkner "The fates lead him who will; faulkner@asgard.bga.com Him who won't, they drag." http://asgard.bga.com/~faulkner Old Roman Saying -- Source: Joseph Campbell _____________________________________________________________________________
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