On Jan 19, 2008, at 6:02 PM, Merle Reinhart wrote:
> The default xterm fonts are specified in the /usr/X11/lib/X11/app-
> defaults/XTerm file (unless you've overridden it with a local
> resource file). It looks to me like the default file (which is the
> one I'm using) points at fonts in /usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/misc. The
> default font path that X11 is using on my system from xset -q is:
>
> Font Path:
> /usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/,/usr/X11/
> lib/X11/fonts/OTF,/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11/lib/X11/
> fonts/100dpi/,/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/Library/Fonts,/System/
> Library/Fonts
>
> I don't know if MacPorts is changing your font path in a way that
> makes the default xterm not work (a way around that might be to put
> the font resources into a local override file, but it sounds like
> you may have already been trying that).
>
> Merle
>
>
>
> On Jan 19, 2008, at 5:34 PM, John Koren wrote:
>
>> That's interesting, Merle. I also thought it was a font problem. I
>> tried 2.1.3 version with and without my .Xdefaults (where I set
>> fonts) and the tek mode does not work, which could indicate a
>> missing font. But why would I be missing fonts if you have them?
>> Why does Macports compile work? Does it use a different set of fonts?
>>
>> -John
>>
>> On Jan 19, 2008 1:59 PM, Merle Reinhart <
email@hidden>
>> wrote:
>> It works fine for me using the 2.1.3 release. Switched to the
>> tektronix mode and the type was fine using any of the tektronix font
>> sizes selectable from within xterm. Usually when characters show up
>> as little open squares, it may mean that you are missing the font
>> that
>> it wants (or the program you're running is requesting a font that he
>> tektronix pane can't display).
>> I don't use xterm much and the tek pane almost never so I didn't test
>> it exhaustively.
>>
>> Merle
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 19, 2008, at 3:46 PM, John Koren wrote:
>>
>> > The tektronix (tek) mode in xterm in
X.org distribution does not
>> > work properly. All text in the tek window shows up as little open
>> > squares.
>> > On the other hand, the tek mode in xterm distributed via
>> darwinports
>> > works as expected.
>> >
>> > -John
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