questions about xset

[Nigel Wade]

On 25/10/11 18:50, Doll, Margaret Ann wrote:
> As root I edited
>
> /etc/X11/fs/config to add the lines on the head node of the cluster
>
> /share/apps/Mathematica7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts/Type1,
>          /share/apps/Mathematica7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts/BDF,
>          /share/apps/Mathematica7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts/AFM
>
> I restarted xfs on the head node
>
> service xfs restart
>
> I checked my firewall on the head node of the computer clustrer
>
> netstat -nlp | grep 7100
> unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     9788554
> 5359/xfs            /tmp/.font-unix/fs7100
>
> I then logged into the head node from my Mac using "ssh -Y"
>
> As a regular user, my xset path does not contain the Mathematica fonts.
> And Mathematica still gives me the "bad font message"
>
> My local computer is a Mac, 10.6.
>

After doing that did you add the font server to the font path on your 
Mac? If you don't then your X server doesn't know anything about the 
font server you've just set up.

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