xset +fp=/share/apps/Mathematica7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts/Type1,/share/apps/Mathematica7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts/BD xset: unknown option +fp=/share/apps/Mathematica7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts/Type1,/share/apps/Mathematica7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts/BD >From the man pages, one uses the "=" sign when you are defining the whole path. For additions to the beginning or end of the list, the "=" is not used. On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 11:18 AM, <m.roth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Doll, Margaret Ann wrote: > > CentOS release 5.6 (Final) > > > > We have Mathematica 7.0 installed on our computer cluster, but are unable > > to get the display to work. The initial trademark comes up, but not the > > rest of the application. > > > > mathematica & > > [1] 2527 > > [mdoll@ted ~]$ xset: bad font path element (#1149), possible causes > are: > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > Incorrect font server address or syntax > <snip> > > I have tried > > xset +fp > > > /share/apps/Mathematica7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts/Type1,/share/apps/Mathematica7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts/BDF > <snip> > > xset +fp > > /share/apps/Mathematica7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts/Type1 > > xset: bad font path element (#1149), possible causes are: > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > Incorrect font server address or syntax > ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ > > > > What's going wrong? > > That's what I think is wrong. From man xset > <snip> > [fp=pathlist] [-fp=pathlist] [+fp=pathlist] [fp-pathlist] [fp+pathlist] > <snip> > esp. since it keeps giving you its std. error message. Try > xset > > +fp=/share/apps/Mathematica7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts/Type1,/share/apps/Mathematica7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts/BDF > > mark > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list