Do you need to maybe run 'mkfontdir' and 'xset fp rehash' first? Maybe if you do that, then run the 'xset q' you'll see the fonts listed? 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 4:23 PM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: questions about xset Installing Mathematica on my mac did not help with the display from the head node on the cluster. I copied over the Fonts directory from the head node for Mathematica. I installed the fonts in a /usr/local/mathematica/7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts directory. I then linked .fonts in my home directory to the new Fonts directory. That did not help. .fonts -> /usr/local/Mathematica/7.0/SystemFiles/Fonts ls .fonts AFM BDF SVG TTF Type1 On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Doll, Margaret Ann <margaret_doll@xxxxxxxxx > 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. > > I am installing Mathematica on my Mac now to see if that makes a difference > in the display. > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Nigel Wade <nmw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On 25/10/11 16:24, Richardson, Joshua A. 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<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@** >>> redhat.com <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<http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/ref/$InstallationDirectory.html> >>> > >>> /SystemFiles/Fonts/Type1 should appear before >>> $InstallationDirectory<http://**reference.wolfram.com/** >>> mathematica/ref/$**InstallationDirectory.html<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 >>> >> >> I presume when you say that it's installed on the cluster that you are >> using a remote X display. >> >> Have you installed the fonts on the client? >> >> You either have to do that, or setup the machine on which the fonts are >> installed as a font server. Then direct the local machine with the X display >> to the font server. >> >> If you login remotely, using for example ssh, and attempt to set the >> fontpath when logged in remotely this will fail. Font paths refer to the X >> server, not the X client. So the X server (on your desktop) has to have >> access to the fonts. >> >> For example, on my desktop I issue the following: >> xset +fp fontserver:tcp/7100 >> >> to access the fonts on the host fontserver. This host is the machine on >> which Mathematica is installed. On fontserver it's necessary to add the >> Mathematica font directories to the font server, in my case it's an old RHEL >> 4 system, and the font configuration is in /etc/X11/fs/config. I've added >> the entries for Mathematica to the catalogue entry: >> >> catalogue = /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/**korean, >> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:**unscaled, >> ... >> /opt/Wolfram/Mathematica/5.2/**SystemFiles/Fonts/Type1, >> /opt/Wolfram/Mathematica/5.2/**SystemFiles/Fonts/BDF, >> /opt/Wolfram/Mathematica/5.2/**SystemFiles/Fonts/AFM >> >> You then need to fire up the font server, in the RHEL 4 case it's handled >> by chkconfig, and the service is xfs. Finally, poke a restricted hole for >> port 7100 in your firewall, if you have one, so that clients can access the >> font server. >> >> Fonts in X are fun... >> >> -- >> Nigel Wade, System Administrator, Space Plasma Physics Group, >> University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK >> E-mail : nmw@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> Phone : +44 (0)116 2523548, Fax : +44 (0)116 2523555 >> >> >> -- >> redhat-list mailing list >> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@**redhat.com<redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx> >> ?subject=unsubscribe >> https://www.redhat.com/**mailman/listinfo/redhat-list<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
