> >> >> How add a path to fonts to xset? > >> > > >> > man xset > >> > >> Too complicated, Patrick! Is not there any gui? > > > > If you want a GUI you don't want xset. xset is for setting stuff > > (including the font path) from the command-line. And it's not that > > complicated: xset fp=list,of,directories > > > > What exactly are you trying to do? > > I am trying to get Mathematica 6.0.3 to work. When I try to run it, I > get the following: > > $ xset: bad font path element (#23), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax > > Any ideas? Fonts are now held in /etc/X11/fontpath.d, however the error message is unclear about which font is causing the problem. Try: # ls /etc/X11/fontpath.d/*/fonts.dir and look for missing fonts.dir files. BTW, is this is a version of Mathmatica specifically for Fedora 9? If not, the problem might be that it's assuming the old-style xfs setup.

Paul Smith wrote: > I am trying to get Mathematica 6.0.3 to work. When I try to run it, > I get the following: > > $ xset: bad font path element (#23), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax > > Any ideas? Well, since F8 or F9, the X font server isn't installed or enabled by default. So perhaps it's the 3rd item in the possible causes that's biting you?

I am trying to get Mathematica 6.0.3 to work. When I try to run it, I get the following: $ xset: bad font path element (#23), possible causes are: Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions Directory missing fonts.dir Incorrect font server address or syntax Any ideas?

On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: >> How add a path to fonts to xset? > > man xset Too complicated, Patrick! Is not there any gui?