On Sun, 27 May 2001, Rodrick Brown wrote:

> # cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc
> # wget http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/mudhoney/fonts/smoothansi.pcf
> # mkfontdir ; xset fp rehash
> # xterm -fg white -bg black -fn smoothansi
> # Eterm -F smoothansi
>
> Fonts just don't seem load.
> I downloaded 3 different ASNI fonts and none seem to work.

Does "xset q" show that the directory in question is in the font path?
If not, try "xset +fp /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc".

> I'm very new to netbsd just started using it 2 days ago.
> Even using xfontsel my fonts isn't listed?? Anyone know if this is a
> limitation to netbsd wscons?? Any help is appreciated.

This has nothing to do with wscons. My xfontsel won't show the single
name fonts, either (but it will use it, via "xfontsel -fn smoothansi")!


Frederick