Doll, Margaret Ann wrote:
> xset +fp/share/apps/Mathematica7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts/Type1xset: unknown
> option +fp/share/apps/Mathematica7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts/Type1
>
> The space is necessary.
>
> To remove elements from font path:
> -fp path[,path...] fp- path[,path...]
> To prepend or append elements to font path:
> +fp path[,path...] fp+ path[,path...]
>
Hmm... what version RH are you running on? I was looking at a man page on
FC 15; just checked it on what we mostly run, CentOS. On both, it shows no
space, so I'm thoroughly befuddled.
mark
>
> On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 11:36 AM, <m.roth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Doll, Margaret Ann wrote:
>> > 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.
>>
>> Didn't see that, but did note xset
>>
>> fp+/share/apps/Mathematica7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts/Type1,/share/apps/Mathematica7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts/BD,
>> with no space after the "+", so *maybe* that's it... wish the error
>> message was more elaborate/clear. I don't see any reason that the
>> author(s) of xset can't *tell* you which the error is.
>>
>> mark
>> >
>> > 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
>> >>
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