Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:13:19 +0200 From: Nikola Lecic <nlecic@EUnet.yu> To: Neil Gruending <neil@gruending.net> Cc: neil@gruending.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gvim can't find a valid font Message-ID: <200706271213.l5RCCvMn015478@smtpclu-1.eunet.yu> In-Reply-To: <4681FFD7.60104@gruending.net> References: <4681FFD7.60104@gruending.net>
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On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:12:39 -0700
Neil Gruending <neil@gruending.net> wrote:
> Hi,
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> I'm having a problem trying to get gvim 7.0.224 working. Every time I=20
> try to start it I get the following error:
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> E665: Cannot start GUI, no valid font found=1B|16H=1B|8H=1B|4H=1B|31H
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> and I get the console vim instead. I think I've messed up my xorg
> fonts somehow after upgrading to 7.2. I followed all of the steps in=20
> /usr/ports/UPGRADING, but I didn't have the xorg metaport installed
> so I installed it after upgrading. The first time I started it there
> was an error message that said I needed to run a program in the fonts
> directory (I forget which one), but I'm pretty sure I didn't fix the
> module path before running the command. I'm using the terminal in
> Xfce 4.4.1 to try and start gvim.
>
> Here's part of my xorg.conf (now) in /etc/X11 that seems to be
> related to fonts:
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> #
> **********************************************************************
> # Module section -- this section is used to specify # which
> dynamically loadable modules to load. #
> **********************************************************************
> # Section "Module"
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> # This loads the DBE extension module.
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> Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension
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> # This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
> # initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.
> SubSection "extmod"
> Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA
> extension EndSubSection
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> # This loads the font modules
> Load "type1"
> Load "freetype"
> # Load "xtt"
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> # This loads the GLX module
> # Load "glx"
> # This loads the DRI module
> # Load "dri"
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> EndSection
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> #
> **********************************************************************
> # Files section. This allows default font and rgb paths to be set #
> **********************************************************************
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> Section "Files"
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> # The location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
> # file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
> # no need to change the default.
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> # RgbPath "/usr/local/share/X11/rgb"
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> # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated
> together), # as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries
> in one FontPath # command (or a combination of both methods)
> #
> #
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> FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
> FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
> FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/OTF"
> # FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
> FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
> FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
> FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
> # FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
> # FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/"
> # FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/freefont/"
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> # The module search path. The default path is shown here.
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> ModulePath "/usr/local/lib/xorg/modules"
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> EndSection
Hello Neil,
This is strange because gVim uses built-in X fonts (i.e. 7x13) if can't
find anything else; and your X is running normally, which couldn't be
without any font available. So:
(1) 'xlsfonts' gives what?
(2) Could you please send here a relevant part of ~/.gvimrc? (Also
try to start gVim without it.)
(3) How did you compile gVim, with WITH_GTK2, or?
It's certainly not related to your gVim problem, but as of your
xorg.conf, do you have any special reason for commenting out RgbPath
and Type1 FontPath?
Nikola Le=C4=8Di=C4=87
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