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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Thu, 18 Aug 2005, David Moberg wrote:

> On 8/18/05, sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:

 Or Abiword once I set it up
> > for
> > > BL2 (I need to add xset or something that David explained).  I could also
> > > do my typing with the text editor and import the file into Abiword to add
> > > underlines, which would certainly be easier to learn if not to do.
> >
> > I added xset (from xbin.tgz) to BL2 and all the dependencies are present.
> > (In BL3 I do not have dependency libX11.so.6 but Abiword works anyway).
>
> I thought that BL3 came with libX11.so.6.

Mine does not have it.  Abiword still works but maybe xset it not needed.

> > Before this and on the other computer, typing abiword gives me
> > error messages:
> >
> > "AbiWord could not load the following font or fontset from the X Window
> > System display server:
> > ....Times New Roman - regular .......
> >
> > Often this error is the result of invoking AbiWord directly instead of
> > through its wrapper shell script.  The script dynamically adds the
> > AbiSuite font directory to your X Window System display server font path
> > before running the executable."
> >
> > Where do I get a wrapper shell script?
>
> It comes with the BL3 abiword.tgz package. It is located at
> /usr/local/AbiSuite/bin/AbiWord.

I get the same error message using the script as with plain abiword.
If I try to use xset I get a different error message.

> > It is not needed in BL3, is it?
>
> It is needed in BL3.
>
> > I tried adding to /etc/profile ':/usr/local/AbiSuite/fonts' (without the '
> > ') which did not help. Where is the X display server font path specified?
>
> On full-size XFree86, it is specified in XF86Config. Sometimes the X
> font server also provides fonts for X. Otherwise, you can add additional
> font paths with xset. On both Xvesa and full-size X, you can add
> additional font paths on the Xserver command line.

BL3 has no XF86Config, I looked.  xset is not working for me.
mkfontdir
xset fp+ /usr/X11R6/AbiSuite/fonts   - gives error messages
xset rehash


How do I add font paths on the command line (for Xves or xfbdev - which 
works better with Tseng as I was able to exit three different ways without 
crashing)?


> > Steven must have done something clever to get it to work in BL3.
>
> He statically compiled it, for one thing. I think he also needed to modify
> xinit or something like that so that Xvesa would work with it.

I am using the static version from BL3.
In .xinitrc:cd
export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0 - it did not help to add this to BL2.
I think it has something to do with using BL3 in X as a terminal.

> > Clicking OK got me back to the rxvt with:
> > Xlib:  extension "XFree86-Misc" missing or display ":0.0".
>
> Did this error come from xset?
>
> > Has David or Steven or anyone successfully used the static abiword in BL2?
>
> I haven't tried to use it in BL2.
>
> Since the script seems to not work for you, try running xset first (to set up
> the font path):
>
> xset +fp /usr/local/AbiSuite/fonts/

I tried this, also fp+ (to add at end instead of beginning).

X Error:  86
Request Major code 51 0 (big O)
Error Serial #7
Current Serial #9


> Now check that this worked (use xset q to display the new font path).

I get some more error messages including
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-Misc" missing on display ":0.0".

> Make sure that /usr/local/AbiSuite/fonts contains the fonts and that there
> are no broken links or missing fonts.dir/alias files.

Lots of fonts there including fonts.dir and fonts.scale but not 
fonts.alias (which I do have in BL3 in another fonts directory under 
X11R6).  Do I need to copy that over?  It did not contain Times.
I checked every font directory I could find in both BLs.

> AbiWord should work now. You can run the actual binary with
> /usr/local/AbiSuite//bin/AbiWord_s (but you will probably need to
> use the AbiWord script to set up the environment variables).

It does not, maybe because xset fp+ does not seem to work.
Have you a copy of static Abiword to try with BL2?

Does Abiword really need 2.4MB of fonts?  Could I reduce this to just one 
monospaced and one proportional font and set up some alias to point to 
these?  I don't print with Abiword, just want to be able to type files and 
email them to someone who will edit them and decorate to their own liking.

I can always use Abiword after chrooting to BL3.

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