On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 5:04 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> How add a path to fonts to xset? >> >> > >> >> > man xset >> >> >> >> Too complicated, Patrick! Is not there any gui? >> > >> > If you want a GUI you don't want xset. xset is for setting stuff >> > (including the font path) from the command-line. And it's not that >> > complicated: xset fp=list,of,directories >> > >> > What exactly are you trying to do? >> >> I am trying to get Mathematica 6.0.3 to work. When I try to run it, I >> get the following: >> >> $ xset: bad font path element (#23), possible causes are: >> Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions >> Directory missing fonts.dir >> Incorrect font server address or syntax >> >> Any ideas? > > Fonts are now held in /etc/X11/fontpath.d, however the error message is > unclear about which font is causing the problem. Try: > > # ls /etc/X11/fontpath.d/*/fonts.dir > > and look for missing fonts.dir files. > > BTW, is this is a version of Mathmatica specifically for Fedora 9? If > not, the problem might be that it's assuming the old-style xfs setup. In fact, this version of Mathematica is not specifically for Fedora 9; it is for Linux in general. Paul -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
