QUESTION:
Where can I find information on AIX V1.2.3's X11R5 implementation of
the font server? Specifically what modules are needed, HOWTO set
up a font server, how to USE the font server, where's the documentation
on the font server, prereq/coreq's, etc. ?? This is for both RS/6K's
and Xstations 130, 150.
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(Q) Where can I find information on AIX V1.2.3's X11R5
implementation of the font server? Specifically what
modules are needed, HOWTO set up a font server, how to
USE the font server, where's the documentation on the
font server ...
(A) The latest version of InfoExplorer, the version released
with AIX V3.2.3 extended, contains a fair amount of
information on the X11R5 font server. Although, I would
also recommend reading through any of the X11R5 windows
publications. I have a copy of the X Window System
Administrator's Guide for X11R4/X11R5 (available at most
book stores) and this book has proved to be most useful.
The book is written for anybody who is administering X,
regardless of the platform. This book devotes many pages
to describing the font server.
I will go ahead and supply you with the information I have
available to me concerning HOWTO's, usage, etc.
In X11R5 the fs command is the executable you will be using
to supply fonts to Xwindow System display servers. The
font server is usually run by the system administrator, and
started via boot files such as /etc/rc.tcpip.
The font server's operation is controlled by a configuration
file, usually located in /usr/lib/X11/fs/config. A sample
configuration file could look like this:
#
# sample font server configuration file
#
# allow a max of 10 clients to connect to this font server
client-limit = 10
# when a font server reaches its limit, start up a new one
clone-self = on
# alternate font servers for clients to use
alternate-servers = akers:7001,akers:7002
# where to look for fonts
# the first is a set of Speedo outlines, the second is a set
# of misc bitmaps and the last is a set of 100dpi bitmaps
#
catalogue = /usr/lib/fonts/speedo,/usr/lib/X11/ncd/fonts/misc,
/usr/lib/X11/ncd/fonts/100dpi
# in 12 points, decipoints
default-point-size = 120
# 100 x 100 and 75 x 75
default-resolution = 100,100,75,75
Although the configuration file supplied with X11R5 should
be good enough to start experimenting with, you may in the
future want to customize your configuration file. There is
a standard configuration language that you must adhere to
when doing this. Further information on the configuration
language as well as a list of the recognized keywords can
be perused in InfoExplorer.
As stated earlier, if you want to have the font server running
all the time (as you probably will), you can add it to a system
start up file. However, you probably should not add it to any
system files until you are satisfied that it will work
correctly. You can test it "by hand" by starting it on the
command line:
# fs -config ./test-config &
Starting the font server on an AIX machine (permanently)
could be done by adding the line:
start /usr/bin/X11/fs ""
to the system /etc/rc.tcpip file.
Any client wishing to use the font server must be supplied
with the name of the host where the font server is running,
as well as the port number the font server is using to
communicate with the client.
transport/hostname:port
The font server name can be specified on the command line with
the -server option. For example:
fsinfo -server tcp/akers:7000
The RISC System/6000's, being the Xmanagers to the Xstations,
will need to set the font paths for the Xstations via the
SMIT Xstation configuration menu. This is the case for both
the Xstation 130 and the 150.
As some final information for you, I would like to supply you
with a sample Xsession that utilizes a font server. The
situation is this: (1) you want to run an application that
utilizes a special font, (2) the font is not present on your
host but it is present on a remote host (3) since you run this
application from many different systems, you decide to make this
remote host a font server. In this way the font does not need
to be taking up disk space on every machine in your network.
(1) Make sure the font that you want to access is in PCF format
because X11R5 expects PCF fonts. If it is not, you can
convert it using any of the tools available.
(2) On the remote machine, copy the font into a font area.
In this example the font will have it's own directory,
/u/john/xbook/fonts:
cp xbook.pcf /u/john/xbook/fonts
(3) Create the fonts.dir file:
mkfontdir /u/john/xbook/fonts
(4) Create a font server configuration file. The easiest
way to do this is to copy the X11R5 supplied one and
edit it.
cp /usr/lib/X11/fs/config /u/john/xbook/fs-config
(5) Start the font server:
fs -config /u/dog/xbook/fs-config &
(6) From your local host add the font server to the font
path:
xset +fp tcp/host
(7) The font server has been implemented.
There is much more information available on the font server
and functionality therein, in InfoExplorer as well as in the
publications already described.
Book alone: ISBN 0-937175-83-8
Book with CD:ISBN 1-56592-052-x
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