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Re: Problem in launching a tool due to Bold Font Error

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Pradeep S wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I am trying to launch a tool which required Bold font. I have already
> downloaded the Bold font iin my cygwin. Using the following method.
>
> $ mkdir /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/bitmap
> $ cp courM12.bdf /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/bitmap
> $ cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/bitmap
> $ mkfontdir
> $ xset fp+ /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/bitmap
>
> The above helped me to launch the tool from a particular server.
> However, when I tried to launch through another server, it gave the
> following error:
> ============================================================
>               IOOA FATAL INSTALLATION ERROR
>
> Bold Fonts not available. Please see relevant section of the
> IOOA installation guide (Section: IOOA Foreign X terminals.)
> ============================================================
>
> But I have already added the Bold Font and also successfully launched the
> tool in another server.
>
> What could be the problem. Is there anything else to be taken care of?
> Please help me out
>
> Thanking in advance.


This is really an X question.  You should pose it to the cygwin-xfree list
if you believe this to a Cygwin-specific problem.  If it's not, then general
X forums would be the right place to ask, if you cannot find information in
X FAQs and email archives.


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