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From: hari@matrix.UUCP (T hariharan)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.open-look
Subject: XView font problem
Keywords: XView, font
Message-ID: <179@matrix.UUCP>
Date: 13 Feb 91 19:27:53 GMT
Organization: Matrix Computer Systems, Nashua, NH
Lines: 43

Hi,

We recently ported an application to XView. We tried to run it on
Sparcstation A and display on Sparcstation B. Sparcstation B was running
the MIT X server (V11R3, built with sources off the MIT distribution tape).

The application quit after the following messages:

XView warning: Cannot load font '-b&h-lucida-medium-r-normal-sans-*-120-*-*-*-*-
*-*' (Font package)
XView warning: Loading default font 'fixed' instead (Font package)
XView warning: Cannot load font '-sun-open look cursor-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*'
(Font package)
XView warning: Unable to find OPEN LOOK cursor font (Cursor package)
XView warning: invalid object (not a pointer), xv_get
X Error:  BadFont
  Request Major code 94 ()
  Request Minor code 0
  ResourceID 0x0
  Error Serial #24
  Current Serial #28

Major code 94 corresponds to the "CreateGlyphCursor" request. It looks like
XView keeps going even though it couldn't find the cursor font and passes
a bad font to the X server.

The same thing happens when you try to run "cmdtool" or other programs
that come with Sun's OpenWindows. 

I'm sure many of you out there have run into this problem.
Is there any workaround ?
Is is possible to override the default fonts in your XView application ?

Please mail your replies to me.  I'll summarize.

Thanks in advance,
Hari

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