Package: x11-xserver-utils
Version: 7.7+7+b1
Severity: normal
File: /usr/bin/xset
Dear Maintainer,
I wish to be able to use TTF fonts with ancient X programs that understand only
XLFD, so I installed the packages "xfstt" and "x11-xfs-utils".
Firstly I verified that the font server was running
$ xfsinfo -server unix/:7101
name of server: unix/:7101
version number: 2
vendor string: HD
vendor release number: 1
maximum request size: 1024 longwords (8192 bytes)
number of catalogues: 0
Number of alternate servers: 0
number of extensions: 0
next I verified that the font server knew about (at least some of) my
ttf fonts
$ fslsfonts -server unix/:7101
...
-ttf-bitstream-vera-bitstream vera sans
mono-medium-r-normal-roman-0-0-0-0-m-0-iso8859-1
...
and eventually I tried to add the fonts served on "unix/:7101" using the
syntax that is documented in every place
$ xset +fp unix/:7101
xset: bad font path element (#0), possible causes are:
Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions
Directory missing fonts.dir
Incorrect font server address or syntax
so I have a running font server but no way of using it.
I know that I could use /etc/X11/Xconfig (?) but my system works w/o such a file
and I'd prefer to use the xset alternative because I fear to introduce new
problems.
Thank you in advance for your attention,
gb
-- System Information:
Debian Release: buster/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 4.13.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8
(charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages x11-xserver-utils depends on:
ii cpp 4:7.2.0-1d1
ii libc6 2.24-17
ii libice6 2:1.0.9-2
ii libx11-6 2:1.6.4-3
ii libxaw7 2:1.0.13-1+b2
ii libxcursor1 1:1.1.14-3
ii libxext6 2:1.3.3-1+b2
ii libxi6 2:1.7.9-1
ii libxmu6 2:1.1.2-2
ii libxmuu1 2:1.1.2-2
ii libxrandr2 2:1.5.1-1
ii libxrender1 1:0.9.10-1
ii libxt6 1:1.1.5-1
ii libxxf86vm1 1:1.1.4-1+b2
x11-xserver-utils recommends no packages.
Versions of packages x11-xserver-utils suggests:
pn cairo-5c <none>
pn nickle <none>
ii xorg-docs-core 1:1.7.1-1.1
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