[root@ted Fonts]# pwd /share/apps/Mathematica7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts [root@ted Fonts]# ls AFM BDF SVG TTF Type1 On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Richardson, Joshua A. < Joshua.Richardson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Just a quick guess, but have you actually verified the path you are trying > to set exists? You may need to physically copy the fonts from the CD to the > machine. > > > http://shortrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/06/mathematica-xset-bad-font-path-element.html > > Joshua A. Richardson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Doll, Margaret Ann > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 11:09 AM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: questions about xset > > 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 > > > Mathematica says that the problem is > > Font Installation > All machines that display the front end must have access to the fonts > included with *Mathematica*. If the *Mathematica* process is running on a > remote machine and the front end is displayed on the local machine, the X > server on the local machine must know where to find the *Mathematica* > fonts. > To do this, add the *Mathematica* fonts to the local font path by running a > command like the following on the local machine. > > xset fp+ /usr/local/Wolfram/Mathematica/8.0/SystemFiles/Fonts/Type1; xset > fp > rehash > > Be sure to execute xset fp rehash to make the fonts available to the local > X > server. > For optimal onscreen performance, Type1 fonts should appear before BDF > fonts > in the font path. Hence, > $InstallationDirectory< > http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/ref/$InstallationDirectory.html> > /SystemFiles/Fonts/Type1 should appear before > $InstallationDirectory< > http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/ref/$InstallationDirectory.html> > /SystemFiles/Fonts/BDF. You can check the order of the font path by > executing the command xset q. > > *Note:* TrueType fonts are automatically loaded and do not require an > xsetcommand. > > > I have tried > > > xset +fp > > /share/apps/Mathematica7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts/Type1,/share/apps/Mathematica7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts/BDF > 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 > > > 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? > > "xset q" shows > > Font Path: > > > /usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/,/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/OTF,/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/,/Library/Fonts,/System/Library/Fonts > -- > 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 > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
