Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 19:28:51 -0700 From: Parker Brown <phbrown@charter.net> To: Kyle Butt <kylebutt@myrealbox.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Fwd: startx refuses to open *some* font files] Message-ID: <3D49EE63.A365D1DA@charter.net> References: <3D49A5AB.50A4337B@charter.net> <20020801180928.A3298@kylebutt.dorms.usu.edu>
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--------------9872C4E835133ED1F68A1D5E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit OK, did that. Those three files *still* seem to be unusable to X11, but it's interesting that a new (with today's date) font.dir appeared in them, whereas a font.dir already existed in the other files. This has to be relavent. By the way, I've tried adding a .xftconfig file and maybe a couple of other things. I get the feeling that using startx (via the "wrapper") to start X11V6 v4, and not using xdm might figure into my problem. But I haven't been successful using xdm yet. Pb Kyle Butt wrote: > On Thu, Aug 01, 2002 at 02:18:35PM -0700, Parker Brown wrote: > > > > > > -- > > Pb > > > > > > > X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 > > Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 13:44:18 -0700 > > From: Parker Brown <phbrown@charter.net> > > X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.2 i386) > > X-Accept-Language: en > > To: BSDQuestions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > > Subject: startx refuses to open *some* font files > > > > FreeBSD 4.6 with X11 v4. Trying to get some easily readable fonts on > > X11, particularly on netscape. I installed the urwfonts from x11-fonts > > > > ports, but got the unable to open display "" when I ran xset, so I > > > > edited /etc/X11/XF86Config to include an entry for .../fonts/URW. Still > > > > no apparent difference in appearance, but I noticed that startx pumps > > out messages like startx: could not init font path element > > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW. The same messages appear regarding > > ../fonts/Type1 and ../fonts/Speedo. > > > > X11 has no problem with any other fonts listed in /etc/X11/XF86Config. > > All fonts listed in the config file have entries in > > /usr/X11R6/lib/x11/fonts, but apparently URW, Type1 and Speedo are > > "not welcome" to the tyrant X11. > > > > Haven't figured out xdm yet, so I installed a "wrapper" and use startx. > > > > Can anybody help me figure this one out? I've gone about as far as I > > can > > with this one. > > > > > > -- > > Pb > > > > > > try mkfontdir in the failing directories -- Pb --------------9872C4E835133ED1F68A1D5E Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> OK, did that. Those three files *still* seem to be unusable to X11, but it's interesting that a new (with today's date) font.dir appeared in them, whereas a font.dir already existed in the other files. This has to be relavent. <br>By the way, I've tried adding a .xftconfig file and maybe a couple of other things. I get the feeling that using startx (via the "wrapper") to start X11V6 v4, and not using xdm might figure into my problem. But I haven't been successful using xdm yet. <br> <br>Pb <br> <br> <p>Kyle Butt wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>On Thu, Aug 01, 2002 at 02:18:35PM -0700, Parker Brown wrote: <br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> Pb <br>> <br>> <p>> X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 <br>> Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 13:44:18 -0700 <br>> From: Parker Brown <phbrown@charter.net> <br>> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.2 i386) <br>> X-Accept-Language: en <br>> To: BSDQuestions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> <br>> Subject: startx refuses to open *some* font files <br>> <br>> FreeBSD 4.6 with X11 v4. Trying to get some easily readable fonts on <br>> X11, particularly on netscape. I installed the urwfonts from x11-fonts <br>> <br>> ports, but got the unable to open display "" when I ran xset, so I <br>> <br>> edited /etc/X11/XF86Config to include an entry for .../fonts/URW. Still <br>> <br>> no apparent difference in appearance, but I noticed that startx pumps <br>> out messages like startx: could not init font path element <br>> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW. The same messages appear regarding <br>> ../fonts/Type1 and ../fonts/Speedo. <br>> <br>> X11 has no problem with any other fonts listed in /etc/X11/XF86Config. <br>> All fonts listed in the config file have entries in <br>> /usr/X11R6/lib/x11/fonts, but apparently URW, Type1 and Speedo are <br>> "not welcome" to the tyrant X11. <br>> <br>> Haven't figured out xdm yet, so I installed a "wrapper" and use startx. <br>> <br>> Can anybody help me figure this one out? I've gone about as far as I <br>> can <br>> with this one. <br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> Pb <br>> <br>> <p>try mkfontdir in the failing directories</blockquote> <pre>-- Pb</pre> </html> --------------9872C4E835133ED1F68A1D5E-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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