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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:STAR::VATNE
Created:Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3726
Total number of notes:19516

1065.0. "V2 IFT1 gives font error when using DECalc in a terminal window" by PRAVDA::JACKSON (The Indescribable Wow!) Wed Jul 05 1989 18:51

DECalc Plus V3.0A
DECterm terminal emulator
DECwindows V2 IFT1
VMS V5.2-43Z
VAXstation 3100/GPX


When entering DECalc, I get the following error
(First, DECalc tells me that it's an unsupported terminal, but then assumes VT100
which was just fine with DECwindows V1 (nee V5.1)



The message box contains the following:

*  Can't find font -*-Terminal-Medium-*-Normal--14-0-*-*-*-*-*-1




-bill
T.RTitleUserPersonal
Name		DateLines
1065.1Known bug introduced in the latest BLHANNAH::MESSENGERBob MessengerTue Jul 11 1989 06:0317
Re: .0

The problem is that in IFT1 DECterm looks for fonts by pixel size instead
of by decipoint size (so the Little Font and Big Font are different sizes
on 100 dpi systems).  The bug is that DECterm should double the pixel
size for double high characters instead of doubling the decipoint size
(that's why one of the fields in the font name is 0).  You can work around
the problem by defining these resources in your decw$defaults.dat file:

*bigFontSetName: -*-Terminal-*-*-*--*-180-*-*-*-*-*-*
*littleFontSetName: -*-Terminal-*-*-*--*-140-*-*-*-*-*-*

(If you want different Little and Big font sizes on a 100 dpi monitor,
change the 180 to 140 and the 140 to 100.)

				-- Bob
1065.2Can't find DECW$DEFAULTS.DATCOSMO::JANICHKarl-Heinz Janich, System Specialist - KBO 864-2258Thu Jul 13 1989 13:154
Where can i find DECW$DEFAULTS.DAT or where should it be?

K.-H.
1065.3RTL::DAVIDSONThu Jul 13 1989 13:228
    re: .-1
    
    Just create one in your DECW$USER_DEFAULTS: directory (defaults to
    SYS$LOGIN:) if you don't have one.
    
    
    Sean
1065.4Always problems with fontsCOSMO::JANICHKarl-Heinz Janich, System Specialist - KBO 864-2258Thu Jul 13 1989 16:229
I get always messages.
What have i to do in DECW$DEFAULTS.DAT ?


Can't find font -*-Terminal-Medium-*-Normal--14-0-*-*-*-*-*-DECtech
Can't find font -*-Terminal-Bold-*-Normal--14-0-*-*-*-*-*-1

Karl-Heinz
1065.5QUARK::LIONELFree advice is worth every centThu Jul 13 1989 16:345
QAR it against DECwindows - I've had similar problems in DECterm.  There
seem to be some fonts missing in the IFT1 kit.

			Steve
1065.6decw$xdefaults.dat, not decw$defaults.datHANNAH::MESSENGERBob MessengerThu Jul 13 1989 17:2411
Re: .4

>I get always messages.
>What have i to do in DECW$DEFAULTS.DAT ?

Add the two resource definitions I gave in reply .1.  I made a mistake in
my previous reply, though: the file is decw$xdefaults.dat.  (You could also
edit decw$terminal_default.dat).

				-- Bob
1065.7LESLIE::LESLIEThu Jul 13 1989 18:405