xli@mcs.drexel.edu (Xing Li) (04/01/91)
Hi, I have a question for installing 2 byte (Chinese) font in the MacX 1.1. I download bdf fonts in the Mac and use the font menu to convert them and update the font list. The `xlsfonts` command shows the newer installed fonts in the MacX server. However, when I try to use `xfd` to view 2 byte font, Mac bombs with ID=12. I notice that 1 byte font I installed works fine. I am pretty sure that 2 byte font itself has no problem, since I use it in a Sun Station. I also checked Mac system error code, which says that 12 represents "unimplemented core routine error". I don't know if this indicates that 2 byte fonts are not support by the current version of MacX. The system I am using is a Mac Plus with 2.5 Mb RAM, 44 Mb external harddisk running system 6.05. The communication is performed through local talk. Besides the above problem, I am satisfied by the performance of MacX. I heard MacX team is reading this newsgroup, could someone help me? Thanks in advance. xli@king.mcs.drexel.edu
abm@oxydol.aux.apple.com (Alan Mimms) (04/02/91)
In article <1991Mar31.171944.9636@mcs.drexel.edu>, xli@mcs.drexel.edu (Xing Li) writes: |> |> Hi, |> |> I have a question for installing 2 byte (Chinese) font in the MacX 1.1. |> |> I download bdf fonts in the Mac and use the font menu to convert them and |> update the font list. The `xlsfonts` command shows the newer installed fonts |> in the MacX server. However, when I try to use `xfd` to view 2 byte font, |> Mac bombs with ID=12. I notice that 1 byte font I installed works fine. I am |> pretty sure that 2 byte font itself has no problem, since I use it in a Sun |> Station. I also checked Mac system error code, which says that 12 represents |> "unimplemented core routine error". I don't know if this indicates that 2 byte |> fonts are not support by the current version of MacX. The system I am using |> is a Mac Plus with 2.5 Mb RAM, 44 Mb external harddisk running system 6.05. |> The communication is performed through local talk. Thanks for reporting this problem. I have HEARD about this, but have been unable to reliably reproduce this. Would you care to share the .BDF file with me so I can fix it in an upcoming release of MacX? I certainly would appreciate it... |> |> Besides the above problem, I am satisfied by the performance of MacX. I heard |> MacX team is reading this newsgroup, could someone help me? Thanks in advance. We are (at least I am). I hope we can get this fixed in MacX 1.1 + epsilon. Thanks. |> xli@king.mcs.drexel.edu -- Alan Mimms (alan@apple.com, ...!apple!alan) | My opinions are generally A/UX X group | pretty worthless, but Apple Computer | they *are* my own... Art without engineering is dreaming. Engineering without art is calculating. -- Steven K. Roberts in "Computing Across America"
xli@mcs.drexel.edu (Xing Li) (04/03/91)
In article <12843@goofy.Apple.COM> abm@oxydol.aux.apple.com (Alan Mimms) writes: >In article <1991Mar31.171944.9636@mcs.drexel.edu>, xli@mcs.drexel.edu (Xing Li) writes: >|> >|> Hi, >|> >|> I have a question for installing 2 byte (Chinese) font in the MacX 1.1. >|> >|> I download bdf fonts in the Mac and use the font menu to convert them and >|> update the font list. The `xlsfonts` command shows the newer installed fonts >|> in the MacX server. However, when I try to use `xfd` to view 2 byte font, >|> Mac bombs with ID=12. I notice that 1 byte font I installed works fine. I am >|> pretty sure that 2 byte font itself has no problem, since I use it in a Sun >|> Station. I also checked Mac system error code, which says that 12 represents >|> "unimplemented core routine error". I don't know if this indicates that 2 byte >|> fonts are not support by the current version of MacX. The system I am using >|> is a Mac Plus with 2.5 Mb RAM, 44 Mb external harddisk running system 6.05. >|> The communication is performed through local talk. > >Thanks for reporting this problem. I have HEARD about this, but have >been unable to reliably reproduce this. Would you care to share the .BDF >file with me so I can fix it in an upcoming release of MacX? I certainly >would appreciate it... > >|> >|> Besides the above problem, I am satisfied by the performance of MacX. I heard >|> MacX team is reading this newsgroup, could someone help me? Thanks in advance. > >We are (at least I am). I hope we can get this fixed in MacX 1.1 + epsilon. >Thanks. > >|> xli@king.mcs.drexel.edu > >-- > >Alan Mimms (alan@apple.com, ...!apple!alan) | My opinions are generally >A/UX X group | pretty worthless, but >Apple Computer | they *are* my own... >Art without engineering is dreaming. Engineering without art is calculating. > -- Steven K. Roberts in "Computing Across America" Thank you for your posting. The 2 byte bdf font (cclib16st) I tested is downloaded from crl.nmsu.edu [128.123.1.14] in pub/chinese/fonts. It is large (1.4 Mb). If you cannot get it through ftp, please drop me a mail, I will send it to you. Best wishes to you and your team. Xing