On Sun, 02 Dec 2001, Kevin Waterson wrote:

> Damien Elmes wrote:
> 
> >
> > you need to tell X about the extra font path. i think this is all
> > explained in the "x prettification howto" - or something like that :)
> > on linuxdoc.org.
> >
> 
> ok, found a doc at
> http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/XWindow-User-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.4
> 
> I already have xfs installed an running, so I did as the doc suggested
> and
>  xset fp+ unix/:7100
> 
> and it replied
> 
> 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:
> 
> Whats all this about then?

As Damien suggested before, you need to tell X the new path. Because Red Hat
uses xfs by default, you need to add the path on the xfs config file, which is
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fs/config (search for catalogue).


wim


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