> Don't know if this is a related issue to a similar one I have > seen with both > VNC & Hummingbird eXceed but assuming the vnc server is on a > Sun or similar > and your client is on a PC then the Sun may be using sun > specific fonts not > available on the PC and therefore when the server sends info > on which kind > of font to use then the PC cannot match it properly and gives > you garbage.
Since the vnc Xserver (Xvnc) runs on the sun, it can use the same fontpath settings and operate as if on the local display. The eXceed Xserver (and other PC based Xservers) run on the local PC and hence, they cannot access font directories in the fontpath. They can use the fontserver settings in the fontpath. Easy way out: install a fontserver on the sun and configure it with the same directories as the local X display (avoid troubles and leave out the fontserver settings!) And configure PC based Xservers to use the fontserver. For less network trafic, convert the unix based fonts to the local X server. Check documentation for details. > > Whether or not you can import the server fonts onto your PC is a dicey > matter as fonts tend to be 'owned' and you are not supposed > to install them > without having paid the appropriate blood money etc. > > Henry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 26 February 2002 03:15 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Fonts Problems > > > Hi their, i am curious to know, if anyone knows why my VNC > doesnt'd display > some fonts, i get blocks instead of text, an example is AIM > the AOL release, > i can see the persons screen name and time stamp, but any > message after is a > bunch of blocks. this also occures with some themes i have > for GTK. Is their > a solution? Thanks for your time. > > --Dave > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
