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Thanks a lot. I'll try to correct this. The reason for this problem is a new Xorg package, which no longer contain these fonts. // Ola On Thu, May 11, 2006 at 05:02:51PM -0400, Yaroslav Halchenko wrote: > Package: xtightvncviewer > Version: 1.2.9-13 > Severity: minor > > Just upgraded my testing/unstable box and now xtightvncviewer fails to > connect to running (since month ago and I believe of the version which > is installed now: 1.2.9-8) > > After I pass password authentication it fails: > *> xtightvncviewer ravana:1 > VNC server supports protocol version 3.3 (viewer 3.3) > Password: > VNC authentication succeeded > Desktop name "yoh's X desktop (ravana:1)" > Connected to VNC server, using protocol version 3.3 > VNC server default format: > 32 bits per pixel. > Least significant byte first in each pixel. > True colour: max red 255 green 255 blue 255, shift red 16 green 8 blue 0 > Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-16-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" to > type FontStruct > Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font > Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font > Error: Aborting: no font found > > > xtighvncviewer seems to hardcode the chosen font: > *> strings /usr/bin/xtightvncviewer | grep helvetica > *popup*font: -*-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-16-*-*-*-*-*-*-* > > in the sources vncviewer/Vncviewer has that definition hardcoded. > > for some reason after the upgrade something got wrong with fonts > probably so it didn't manage to "convert string" to type FontStruct > nomatter what font I fed to it. So I tried short name: > > echo "*popup*font: fixed" | xrdb -merge > > That helped... > > I just thought worth mentioning since other people might struggle as > well after the upgrade. I am not sure how common this will be and how > this issue has to be addressed properly... but I believe such X > settings as "*popup*font" has to be mentioned in the man pages at least > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: testing/unstable > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (300, 'experimental') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-1-686 > Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) > > Versions of packages xtightvncviewer depends on: > ii dpkg 1.13.19 package maintenance system for > Deb > ii libc6 2.3.6-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries > ii libice6 1:1.0.0-3 X11 Inter-Client Exchange library > ii libjpeg62 6b-13 The Independent JPEG Group's > JPEG > ii libsm6 1:1.0.0-4 X11 Session Management library > ii libx11-6 2:1.0.0-6 X11 client-side library > ii libxaw7 1:1.0.1-5 X11 Athena Widget library > ii libxext6 1:1.0.0-4 X11 miscellaneous extension > librar > ii libxmu6 1:1.0.1-3 X11 miscellaneous utility library > ii libxp6 1:1.0.0-1 X Printing Extension (Xprint) > clie > ii libxpm4 1:3.5.4.2-3 X11 pixmap library > ii libxt6 1:1.0.0-4 X11 toolkit intrinsics library > ii vnc-common 3.3.7-12 Virtual network computing server > s > ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3-11 compression library - runtime > > Versions of packages xtightvncviewer recommends: > ii xfonts-base 1:1.0.0-3 standard fonts for X > > -- no debconf information > > > --Yarik > > -- --------------------- Ola Lundqvist --------------------------- / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annebergsslingan 37 \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 654 65 KARLSTAD | | +46 (0)54-10 14 30 +46 (0)70-332 1551 | | http://www.opal.dhs.org UIN/icq: 4912500 | \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / --------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
