Q:
ABSTRACT: PSF/AIX: Problems with AFP Font Collection CD-ROM
SEARCH ARG: psf/6000 font collection
TOPIC THREAD: PRINT
AFP
PSF6000
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We are trying to use the AFP Font Collection CD-ROM with PSF for AIX
Version 2, but are having problems. We're getting messages that none
of the coded fonts or codepages exist. All of the character sets
appear to be okay.
To be specific, if I mount the CD-ROM on my AIX system, I can change
(cd) to the affected directories. If I do an "ls" command, all the
files are listed but if I try "ls -l", I get a message from ls:
0653-341: The file ______ does not exist
for every file in that directory. I get the same result when I issue
other commands as well. The affected directories are:
./afpfonts/codefont/apl
./afpfonts/codefont/arabic
./afpfonts/codefont/compats
./afpfonts/codefont/cyrgrk
./afpfonts/codefont/hebrew
./afpfonts/codefont/katakana
./afpfonts/codefont/lat2345
./afpfonts/codefont/latin1
./afpfonts/codefont/ocr
./afpfonts/codefont/symbols
./afpfonts/codefont/thai
./afpfonts/codepage
The other directories appear to be okay, at least in my quick tests.
I do not have the capability to test under OS/2 (where the CD-ROM can
also be used).
What's going on?
A:
There was a known problem using the first release (-00) of the AFP Font
Collection CD-ROM on AIX and PSF/AIX. The CD-ROM has since been
refreshed to fix the problem with the original build. In addition,
on LK2T-1369-02, AIX installp versions of the fonts have been added.
In the meantime, as a workaround, all fonts on the current release of
the CD-ROM are also shipped on the PSF/AIX V2 product tape. So you can
do a selective install of those fonts that you need. I don't recommend
installing all the fonts unless you have lots of fixed disk space
available--about 279.4MB. Sizes for the individual components are in
the announcement letter and in the Print Administration manual.
The existing CD-ROM works fine with PSF/2 on OS/2.
S e a r c h - k e y w o r d s:
AIX PSF/6000 PSF FOR AIX PSF/AIX FONT COLLECTION CDROM CD-ROM
lk2t-1369 afp installp
WWQA: ITEM: RTA000095102 ITEM: RTA000095102
Dated: 12/1999 Category: XPSF6000
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