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From: kenc@viewlogic.COM (Ken Cox)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x,comp.text.tex
Subject: Re: xset -- trouble modifying fontpath ..
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Date: 31 Jan 91 02:36:15 GMT
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In article <1991Jan22.220012.28576@nas.nasa.gov>, lonhyn@nas.nasa.gov (Lonhyn T. Jasinskyj) writes:
> > I am trying to add new fonts (for xtex) to the fontpath under X11R4.
> > Here is what I try,
> > 
> > % xset +fp texfonts

> I seem to remember having problems when I did not use absolute path names.
> Try using the full path.
> You don't mention whether you did an:
> 
>    xset fp rehash

The real scoop is that you must to a

      mkfontdir

in the fonts directory in order to create a fonts.dir file.
With it, `xset' works properly; without it, it core dumps!
-- 
Kenneth H. Cox
Viewlogic Systems, Inc.
kenc@viewlogic.com
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