Re: xfree and windowmaker

[Antonio Rodriguez <arodriguez31@cfl.rr.com>]

On Thu, Apr 15, 2004 at 08:15:35PM +0200, kevin thackray wrote:
> not load font 
> -*-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*,-*-*-medium-r-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*. 
> Trying fixed.
> /usr/lib/GNUstep/System/Applications/WPrefs.app/WPrefs warning: could 
> not load font 
> -*-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*,-*-*-medium-r-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*. 
> Trying fixed.
> /usr/lib/GNUstep/System/Applications/WPrefs.app/WPrefs warning: could 
> not load font 
> -*-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*,-*-*-medium-r-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*. 
> Trying fixed.
> Eterm:  Error:  Unable to load font 
> "-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--10-100-75-75-p-56-iso8859-1".  
> Falling back on "fixed"
> 
> ====
> 

I have noticed that this has to do with locales also. If I have
latin-15, then forget it, several window managers (afterstep, fvwm,
etc) will refuse with the same <font not found> crap. Windowmaker
refuses also, but is the less picky.
Don know any more.