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window-managers don't find their X-fonts



Hi,

I am trying to install debian woody for the first time on my computer. Until now, I didn't change any configurations manualy.

My problem: the window-managers twm and fvwm2 exit instantly with an error-massage saying that they don't find their X-fonts:

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hm@altmann:~$ fvwm2
[FVWM][GetFontSetOrFixed]: WARNING -- can't get fontset 'fixed', trying '-*-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' [FVWM][GetFontSetOrFixed]: ERROR -- can't get fontset '-*-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*'

hm@altmann:~$ twm
twm: unable to open fontset "-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal--*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*"

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My X-server and xfs are running and I can start an xterm by putting "exec xterm" into my $HOME/.xsession. ("exec fvwm2" or "exec twm" end in an instant X-server shut down).

The approprate lines in my  /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 are:

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Section "Files"
      FontPath        "unix/:7100"                    # local font server
      # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
      FontPath        "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
      FontPath        "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
      FontPath        " /usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
      FontPath        " /usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
      FontPath        "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
      FontPath        "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
      FontPath        "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
      FontPath        "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection
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I also can find all this fonts with "fslsfonts -server unix/:7100" or even when starting an other xterm with

xterm -font "-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal--*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*"
or
xterm -font '-*-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*'


emacs and mozilla find their fonts, too. Why don't the window-managers???

Do I have to change the config-files for twm or fvwm2, respectively?

Thank you for any help.

Hans Musil



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