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From: thomas@mipsbx.nac.dec.com (Matt Thomas)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: dec3100 font format
Keywords: Sun3/60, X11R3, SunOS4.0, twm
Message-ID: <2712@shlump.dec.com>
Date: 3 Jun 89 00:11:03 GMT
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> While trying to use "xfd" to see the font corresponding
> to "menu12.snf" on a dec3100 (/usr/lib/X11/fonts/decwin/screen75/menu12.snf)
> I got an error saying that "unable to open font".

After moving the font /usr/lib/X11/fonts/decwin/screen75 make sure
you do a "mkfontdir /usr/lib/X11/fonts/decwin/screen75" and a 
"xset fp rehash".  This will make the X server aware that the font
exists.

> Using another program that edits snf font files, I got the
> error: File is not in SNF font format (header)

Standard SNF.
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