Subject: Re: weird startup error
From: Tim LaDuca (tjl@141.com)
Date: Thu Aug 16 2001 - 16:39:16 CDT
Yes, this is a know issue. There is currently a bug filed for the specific
prolem you mention at http://bugzilla.abisource.com (do a query on font
subsitution table to find it).
Cheers,
Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: "David F." <dfenster@hotmail.com>
To: <abiword-user@abisource.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: weird startup error
>
>
>
> >From: Tim LaDuca <tjl@141.com>
> >To: "David F." <dfenster@hotmail.com>
> >CC: abiword-user@abisource.com
> >Subject: Re: weird startup error
> >Date: 16 Aug 2001 02:16:17 -0400
> >
> >Have you already tried putting Load "type1" in your
> >/etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file?
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Tim
> >
>
> I just tried that, and it does allow me to start abiword. Unfortunately,
it
> also makes some of the other fonts on my system look like real crap. Has
> anyone else that has used this sollution also had this problem? The first
> place I noticed the bad fonts was on the slashdot.org webpage, the titles
of
> all of the stories look really bad. Is there any way to correct this? Or
> do I just have to live with it and stop complaining to you guys? :)
>
> David
>
>
> >On 16 Aug 2001 04:19:19 +0000, David F. wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: Nicholas van Rheede van Oudtshoorn <vanrhn01@cs.uwa.edu.au>
> > > >Reply-To: vanrhn01@cs.uwa.edu.au
> > > >To: "David F." <dfenster@hotmail.com>
> > > >Subject: Re: weird startup error
> > > >Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 11:34:16 +0800
> > > >
> > > >David,
> > > >
> > > >Don't know if it'll help, but AbiWord 0.9.2 is out on freshmeat(
> > > >http://freshmeat.net/projects/abiword/ ). Maybe it'll work properly
> >with a
> > > >newer version? (0.7.14 has been running fine on my Mandrake 8 machine
> >for a
> > > >while now?!)
> > > >
> > > >Nick
> > > >
> > > somehow, I doubt it. I had the same problem with the 0.7.x series,
but
> >I
> > > kinda assumed that it would be fixed in 0.9.0, so I didn't say
anything
> > > about it until now. I think that the problem started when I switched
to
> > > xf4.x. Like I said, I remember reading the sollution to the problem
> >several
> > > months ago, when xf4.0 first came out, but I don't remember what it
was
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >"David F." wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hello all,
> > > > > I know I've heard something about the problem that I'm having
> >several
> > > >months
> > > > > ago, and I'm sorry to bring it up here again, but I was completely
> > > > > unsuccessful in searching the archives for the sollution.
Anyways,
> >when
> > > >I
> > > > > try to start abiword (by typing "abiword" in my shell), I get an
> >error
> > > > > dialog saying the following:
> > > > > ------
> > > > > AbiWord could not load the following font or fontset from the X
> >Window
> > > > > System display server: [*-*Times New
> > > >Roman-regular-r-*-*-*-0-*-*-*-*-*-*]
> > > > >
> > > > > This error could be the result of an incomplete AbiSuite
> >installation,
> > > >an
> > > > > incompatability with your X Window System display server, or a
> >problem
> > > > > communicating with a remote font server
> > > > > Often this error is the result of invoking AbiWord directly
instead
> >of
> > > > > through its wrapper shell script. The script dynamically adds the
> > > >AbiSuite
> > > > > font directory to your X Window System display server font path
> >before
> > > > > running the executable
> > > > > ------
> > > > >
> > > > > I also get the following output in the shell:
> > > > >
> > > > > ------
> > > > > $ AbiWord
> > > > >
> > > > > ** CRITICAL **: file color-palette.c: line 365
> > > >(custom_color_history_setup):
> > > > > assertion `P->color_group != NULL' failed.
> > > > >
> > > > > ** CRITICAL **: file color-palette.c: line 483
> > > > > (color_palette_get_current_color): assertion `IS_COLOR_GROUP
> > > > > (P->color_group)' failed.
> > > > >
> > > > > ** CRITICAL **: file color-palette.c: line 365
> > > >(custom_color_history_setup):
> > > > > assertion `P->color_group != NULL' failed.
> > > > >
> > > > > ** CRITICAL **: file color-palette.c: line 483
> > > > > (color_palette_get_current_color): assertion `IS_COLOR_GROUP
> > > > > (P->color_group)' failed.
> > > > > ------
> > > > >
> > > > > I am running abiword 0.9.0 (from the debian package hosted on
> > > >abisource.com)
> > > > > on a debian woody system. I've been playing with font paths and
> >such
> > > >for a
> > > > > while, but I've been unable to find a sollution. I remember
seeing
> >the
> > > > > sollution to this problem some time ago, but I have forgotten it.
> >Any
> > > >help
> > > > > would be much appreciated!
> > > > >
> > > > > David
> > > > >
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