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RE: fixed font
- From: "Suhaib Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi at ssiddiqi dot com>
- To: <cygwin-xfree at xfree dot cygwin dot com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 07:38:26 -0500
- Subject: RE: fixed font
- Reply-to: <ssiddiqi at ssiddiqi dot com>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of jun
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 7:34 AM
> To: 'cygwin-xfree@xfree.cygwin.com'
> Subject: Re: fixed font
>
>
>
> > >
> > > I've installed Cygwin 1.3.6 and xfree 4.1.0 on an XP
> machine, but X
> > > fails to start saying that the fixed font is missing.
> What does that
> > > mean? What can I do?
> >
> > It means you probably did not install fonts. Did you follow exact
> > instructions in the User's Guide?
> >
> > Suhaib
> >
> not necessarily. if the fonts are installed, they should be
> reinstalled and
> unpacked with WinZip or Powerarc.
> maybe this was ment by Suhaib...
>
At least do not unpack with Winzip. Use gzip and tar.... I absoultely
did not mean to reinstall using WinZip and/or Powerarc... No idea how
did you come to specifics....