Hi. This appears to have become relevant again with recent updates to the X11 packages in Debian unstable. I'm writing to suggest a workaround for the benefit of other users who read this page.
Currently, xvncviewer defaults to using a font from the helvetica family: > strings strings /usr/bin/xrealvncviewer | grep font *popup*font: -*-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-16-*-*-*-*-*-*-* which may not be available on all systems. In my case, I have what I think is the standard collection of fonts: > dpkg -l | grep xfont ii libxfont-dev 1.0.0-4 X11 font rasterisation library (development ii libxfont1 1.0.0-4 X11 font rasterisation library ii xfonts-100dpi 1.0.0-2 100 dpi fonts for X ii xfonts-75dpi 1.0.0-2 100 dpi fonts for X ii xfonts-base 1.0.0-3 standard fonts for X ii xfonts-encodings 1.0.0-2 Encodings for X.Org fonts ii xfonts-scalable 1.0.0-4 scalable fonts for X ii xfonts-utils 1.0.0-3 X Window System font utility programs None of these provide the required 16 point helvetica font: > xvncviewer some.remote.machine:2 VNC viewer version 3.3.7 - built Apr 27 2006 07:09:29 Copyright (C) 2002-2003 RealVNC Ltd. Copyright (C) 1994-2000 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge. [...] Password: [...] Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-16-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" to type FontStruct Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font Error: Aborting: no font found One way to sidestep the problem is to set an X11 resource which overrides the default font: > echo "xvncviewer*popup*font: 9x15" >> myXResourceFile > xrdb -merge myXResourceFile > xvncviewer some.remote.machine:2 > [...] Thanks, David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
