Re: Startup problem with AbiWord 7.13 (Linux)


Subject: Re: Startup problem with AbiWord 7.13 (Linux)
From: Sam TH (sam@uchicago.edu)
Date: Sun Feb 25 2001 - 07:14:45 CST


On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 12:59:47PM +0000, Gabriel Gerhardsson wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I just downloaded the new release of AbiWord, installed it,
> but when I try to start the program I just get this
> errordialog saying
>
> "AbiWord could not load the following font or fontset from
> the X Window System display server:
> [-*-Times New Roman-regular-r-*-*-*-0-*-*-*-*-*-*]
>
> ..."
> [and more...]
>
> I have now tried all four rpm-versions (gnome/gtk
> rh6.2/7.0), but I just get the same error.
> What am I doing wrong? AbiWord 7.12 worked just fine.

That's quite strange. The issues with the two versions should be the
same.

Do you have the fonts installed (in /usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts,
probably)?

Do you have Load "type1" in you XFree86 config file?

Are you using XFS or do you specify fonts in the XF86 config file?

           
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