m...@pc-networking-services.com wrote: > Hello, > > When we install xorg following the BLFS_7.5 stable book, when you first > start x using the startx command, it will complain bitterly about the ISO > fonts are lacking and it will NOT correctly bring up twm with the three > windows and clock. (If you installed the clock.) > > To solve this issue you need to actually install the international fonts: > > ftp://ftp.openbsd.com/ports/distfiles/intlfonts-1.2.tar.gz > > After I installed these fonts I actually rebooted my computer and when I > issued the startx command, after a couple minutes twm started correctly > and the clock also came up correctly. > > Maybe it would be a good idea to add this to the user notes or to the xorg > instructions page. > > This is easily verified by doing a completely fresh install and testing.
Do you have the LANG or LC_* environment variables set? I've never loaded intlfonts and have never had a problem. Also, you must have a really slow system. For me, twm comes up in about 2 seconds. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
