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From: jerry@sky.slhisc.shearson.com (Jerry Liebelson)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Attempting to interpret X application error msg
Message-ID: <JERRY.90Oct11153905@sky.slhisc.shearson.com>
Date: 11 Oct 90 19:39:05 GMT
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Sender: jerry@slhisc.uucp (Jerry Liebelson)
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In-Reply-To: mouse@LARRY.MCRCIM.MCGILL.EDU's message of 11 Oct 90 02:03:41 GMT

> A non-technical user at my site is [...] getting the following error
> msg:

>  X Error:  BadValue, integer parameter out of range for operation
>  Request Major code 1 ()
>  Request Minor code
>  ResourceID 0x3c
>  Error Serial #226
>  Current Serial #253

Every time we have experienced a BadValue XError, it was due to a font
path problem.  I can't recall the actual Major and Minor Codes that we
got to be sure, but I suggest you try doing "xset q" and look at the
current font path.  Check whether the application you are using expects
to find special fonts in a directory not presently listed by the xset
command.

If that's the case, make sure the font path is being set with "xset fp+" in
your .xinitrc or equivalent file.  If so, make sure that fonts.dir file
was made and is uptodate in the font directories passed to xset.

Hope this helps. Let me know.

(Note: We generally run X11R4/Motif but I recall having the error with
OpenWindows also.)
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