[comp.windows.x] 16bit fonts & libXaw

gustav@arp.anu.oz.au (Zdzislaw Meglicki) (08/27/90)

This question might have been already asked on the net, and I even vaguely
remember that it has - but I don't remember when and what the reply was.
So here it is again:

	Can I use 16 bit fonts (e.g. k14) with libXaw?

I have just tried to invoke xedit -fn k14, it doesn't seem to access the
characters properly. The latin alphabet begins with characters 0x2330, but
what I get are characters between 0x2122 and 0x217e, i.e., the first non
empty table (0x2100).

Since you cannot have more than one font used with the given widget at
a time, to use 16 bit fonts would be an obvious solution for situations
in which various exotic symbols are needed (e.g., maths, logic, linguistics).
Is there any way that I can do so right now using the existing libXaw?

	Gustav Meglicki, gustav@arp.anu.oz.au
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