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Change in the CERN X Font Service

Lionel Cons CN/DCI

The X Font Service

The CERN X Font Service allows the users of any machine with an X11R5 X server (UNIX and non-UNIX workstations, X terminals, PCs with an X emulation...) to use many fonts without having to install them on the local machine.

To use this service:

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make sure that your X server is X11R5 (available from ASIS)

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add the font server to your font path by typing (for instance):

xset fp+ tcp/xtsoft1:7100

(you can add this line to your .xsession if needed).

Note that the HEPiX Xsession scripts and the X terminal configuration on the central servers do this for you automatically.

For more information you can read:

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the relevant man pages: X(1), xset(1), fs(1)...

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the ``Guide for the Usage of X Window at CERN''

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the `Fonts' chapter of the ``CERN X Terminal Guide''

The Changes

In order to avoid conflicts with AFS and to comply with HEP standards, the CERN Font Service will now use different port numbers. You should now use:

7111	miscellaneous fonts, currently only 3270
7112	fonts provided by NCD, this includes: X11R5,
	DEC compatible, Sun compatible and scalable fonts
7113	fonts usually found on an HP 700 workstation
7114	fonts usually found on an IBM RS/6000 workstation
7115	Sun-specific fonts
7100	almost all the fonts above!
7121	National Character Sets: Hebrew, Greek...
7122	Japanese fonts
7123	Chinese fonts
7124	Russian fonts.

The old port numbers (7000 to 7014) will still be valid until the end of the year.

Note: this change should be transparent to most users. You only need to change something if you are explicitely using a font server in your scripts or login files (like .xsession ).