Subject: Re: fonts problem
From: Mike (magemite@mts.net)
Date: Tue Dec 05 2000 - 22:54:12 CST
Mike wrote:
> I am having the same problem, apparently this is a problem that occurs
> on Xfree86 4.0.X. The error that Abiword gives regarding the font
> problem refers you to the following address:
> http://www.abisource.com/mailinglists/abiword-dev/00/September/0240.html.
> I went to this address and it suggests adding the following 3 entries
> in your XF86Config file: Load "freetype"
>
> Load "type1"
>
> Load"speedo"
> I tried the advice in this post and it failed to work for me and no
> one seems to be able to give a reason why Abiword fails on RedHat 7
> and why this proposed solution does not seem to work. You may want to
> try it for yourself maybe I am doing something wrong and maybe it will
> work in your case. Here is the copy of the lines I assume would be
> added to the font section in my XF86Config file under /etc/X11/XF86Config
> Section "Files"
>
> # 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.
>
> RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
>
> # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
> # By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
> # the X server to render fonts.
>
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType"
> FontPath "unix/:7100"
> Load "freetype"
> Load "type1"
> Load "speedo"
> EndSection
>
> It's possible I have these entries in the wrong spot under the
> XF86Config file, actually I just thought about something while pasting
> this section of my XF86Config file which I will try, those three lines
> may have o come before the Fontpath statement. I will try that and
> let you know if I have any success.
>
>
> Birger Langkjer wrote:
>
>> I cannot start AbiWord because it cannot find Times New Roman. When I
>> write "xset fp+ /usr/local/AbiSuite/fonts" it replies:
>>
>> X Error of failed request: 86
>> Major opcode of failed request: 51 (X_SetFontPath)
>> Serial number of failed request: 9
>> Current serial number in output stream: 11
>>
>> I'm using XFree86 4.1. What's the problem?
>>
>> BTW, how do I do to get xfs to work with XFree86 4.1?
>>
>
>
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