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From: ken@hpubrcf.HP.COM (Ken Green)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: X11 on 300 series font question
Message-ID: <120013@hpubrcf.HP.COM>
Date: 8 Feb 90 10:39:27 GMT
References: <16631@boulder.Colorado.EDU>
Organization: HP  UK Response Center
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> Being more accustomed to the mit-style of X11 servers and fonts, I am
> unfamiliar with the cnf font format used in HPUX.  The problem I am
> having is simply how do I add a font? The font I have is in bdf format.  
> 
> In mit land, one simply runs bdftosnf, runs mkfontdir, and does an
> xset fp rehash.
> 
> I can't figure out how to do this with cnf fonts.  I've read the
> (appropriate?) manuals, but haven't been able to find the information
> I need.  

	CNF font files are just compressed SNF files. try :-

		compress < font.snf > font.cnf

	
	Hope this helps 
		
				Ken Green
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