Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!usc!apple!sun-barr!newstop!texsun!csccat!camdev!sscott From: sscott@camdev.UUCP (Steve Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo Subject: Response to the DM fonts to X fonts question Message-ID: <256@camdev.UUCP> Date: 7 Apr 90 01:57:54 GMT Reply-To: sscott@mot.com (Steve Scott) Organization: Motorola Inc., Ft. Worth, Tx Lines: 45 In article you write: >Is there a program that will convert a DM font to an X font? >I am not really happy with any of the fixed-width fonts delivered for X under >SR10.2 but think /sys/dm/fonts/din_f7x11 is just great. So, if I could only >convert it to something Xapollo will understand I will be very happy indeed. > Harald, This is how I do it (there may be other ways): cp /sys/dm/fonts/din_f7x11 {your home directory} cd {your home directory} edfont din_f7x11 - Then from within edfont, save as a bds file Run bdstosnf on the bds file Copy the newly created snf file to /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc cd /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc execute mkfontsdir Important: Restart you Xapollo server for the effect to take place. You should now see your new font if you do an xlsfonts I know this is long an drawn out BUT if you have to do it much, you could automate the process with scripts Also, I have NOT been very happy with the resulting fonts. For instance, the f7x9 et al, run together horizontally. Bummer! Hope this helps -- Steve Scott UUCP: {texbell|texsun}!csccat!camdev!sscott Motorola, Inc. Internet : sscott@mot.com Telephone : 1-817-232-6317 -- Steve Scott UUCP: {texbell|texsun}!csccat!camdev!sscott Motorola, Inc. Internet : sscott@mot.com Telephone : 1-817-232-6317