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FONT Messages
FONT messages pertain to font service and the NCD font server. Most of the messages listed here appear only if the extended font diagnostics feature is enabled through the pref-font-extended-diagnostics parameter (Setup -> Change User Preferences -> Fonts -> Show Extended Font Diagnostics).
If you are looking for a message that refers to the FONT module but does not appear here, refer to "Messages Common to All Modules".
BADALIAS, failed to load font alias file file
- Severity:
- Error
- Explanation:
- The X server cannot load the specified font alias file.
- User Action:
- Verify that:
BADFONTDATA, bad data in font font
- Severity:
- Error
- Explanation:
- The X server attempted to read another vendor's SNF font file
and was unsuccessful.
- User Action:
- If your site uses another vendor's SNF fonts, convert them to
NCD's SNF font format before using them. The NCD font server can provide
the necessary conversion.
BADFONTFILE, cannot recognize data in font file file
- Severity:
- Error
- Explanation:
- The X server does not understand the information contained in
the specified font file. This message occurs only when reading font files from
the local file system.
- User Action:
- Make sure the specified font file contains the correct font
information. If the X server still cannot read the font file, create a fonts.dir file
to identify the fonts residing in the local file system.
BADTYPE, unrecognized font type in file file
- Severity:
- Error
- Explanation:
- This message occurs when either of the following is true:
- User Action:
- Verify that the font name in the specified font file is correct.
Verify that the X server has enough memory to access the font. If memory is
running low, close any unused local clients to free local memory.
FONTEMPTYDIR, no fonts found in directory directory
- Severity:
- Information
- Explanation:
- The X server cannot find any fonts in the specified directory.
This message occurs only when the X server attempts to find fonts residing in
the local file system and the local file system does not contain any font files.
- User Action:
- If the font path specifies the local file system, make sure that
fonts reside in the local file system. If the font path specifies the local file
system when it should not, remove the local file system entry.
FONTMISSINGNAME, no FONT property in font file using font
- Severity:
- Warning
- Explanation:
- The specified font file does not contain the specified font name.
This message occurs only when the X server attempts to find a font residing in
the local file system.
- User Action:
- None
FSBADCONN, failed to connect to font server: font_server
- Severity:
- Error
- Explanation:
- The X server cannot connect to the specified font server either
because the font server name is incorrect, the font server is not running, the
network is not working, or the X server is running low on memory.
- User Action:
- Verify that:
FSBADNAME, font server name font_server illegal or unresolvable
- Severity:
- Error
- Explanation:
- The X server does not recognize the specified font server.
- User Action:
- Make sure the font server name is correct and conforms to the
following guidelines:
FSCANCEL, flushing pending requests to font server: font_server
- Severity:
- Information
- Explanation:
- The font server has stopped running, current applications are
waiting for fonts from the font server, and the user has selected the Abort
Waiting Fonts option in the Console window (Console -> Abort Waiting
Fonts).
- User Action:
- None
FSCLOSECONN, disconnecting from font server: font_server
- Severity:
- Information
- Explanation:
- The X server is shutting down communications with the
specified font server.
- User Action:
- None
FSCONN, connecting to font server: font_server
- Severity:
- Information
- Explanation:
- The X server is establishing communications with the specified
font server.
- User Action:
- None
FSCONNTIMEOUT, timed out connecting to font server
- Severity:
- Warning
- Explanation:
- The X server attempted to connect to a font server but the
connect time exceeded the open connection time-out limit, which is defined in
the xserver-fontserver-open-timeout parameter.
- User Action:
- Verify that the font server is running, that it is accessible via the
network, and that the time-out limit specifies a reasonable amount of time,
such as the default 30.
FSINITERROR, failed to set font server catalogue "font_server"
- Severity:
- Warning
- Explanation:
- The X server has failed to initialize a font server connection.
- User Action:
- Verify that the font server is accessible over the network.
FSLIST, listing fonts (on server font_server): font
- Severity:
- Information
- Explanation:
- The X server is listing the available fonts on the specified font
server as requested by the xlsfonts client.
- User Action:
- None
FSLISTINFO, listing fonts with info (on server font_server): font
- Severity:
- Information
- Explanation:
- The X server is listing the available fonts on the specified font
server and additional information as requested by the xlsfonts client with the
-l command-line option.
- User Action:
- None
FSREADTIMEOUT, timed out reading from font server
- Severity:
- Warning
- Explanation:
- The X server requested a font from a font server but the
response time exceeded the read font time-out limit, which is defined in the
xserver-fontserver-read-timeout parameter.
- User Action:
- Verify that the font server is running, that it is accessible via the
network, and that the read time-out limit specifies a reasonable amount of
time, such as the default of 20.
FSREQ, requesting font (on server font_server): font
- Severity:
- Information
- Explanation:
- The X server is requesting the specified font from the specified
font server.
- User Action:
- None
FSREQTIMEOUT, timed out in servicing request from font server
- Severity:
- Warning
- Explanation:
- The X server requested a font from a font server but the
response time exceeded the time limit specified for response from the font
server.
- User Action:
- Verify that the font server is running, that it is accessible via the
network, and that the request time-out limit specifies a reasonable amount of
time.
FSRESETCONN, resetting connection to font server: font_server
- Severity:
- Information
- Explanation:
- The X server is resetting status information, such as dpi, as
requested.
- User Action:
- None
LIST, listing fonts on pattern: font_pattern
- Severity:
- Information
- Explanation:
- The X server is listing fonts that match the specified pattern as
requested.
- User Action:
- None
LISTINFO, listing fonts with info on pattern: font_pattern
- Severity:
- Information
- Explanation:
- The X server is listing fonts that match the specified pattern and
providing additional information as requested.
- User Action:
- None
LOSTCONNECTION, lost connection to font server font_server
- Severity:
- Error
- Explanation:
- The connection to the font server failed.
- User Action:
- Verify that the font server is running and that it is accessible to
the network.
NOACCESS, denied access to font server font_server
- Severity:
- Error
- Explanation:
- The X server is not included in the list of trusted clients that the
font server maintains and is therefore refused access to the font server.
- User Action:
- Add the terminal to the font server's list of trusted clients,
maintained in the trusted-clients parameter in the font server configuration
file, if the terminal should have access to the fonts on that font server. (If no
values are in the parameter, the default is to accept any connection.)
REQ, requesting font: font
- Severity:
- Information
- Explanation:
- The X server is requesting the specified font for display on the
screen.
- User Action:
- None
RETAINFONTS, retained font path over server reset
- Severity:
- Information
- Explanation:
- As requested, the X server retained the default font path even
though the X server was reset.
- User Action:
- None
RETAINFONTSFAIL, failed to retain font path over server reset
- Severity:
- Information
- Explanation:
- The X server attempted to retain the default font path after the X
server was reset, but could not. This usually occurs when a font server is
included in the font path or if the font path has changed since the last reset of
the X server.
- User Action:
- None
TRYINGALTERNATE, attempting connection to alternate font server font_server
- Severity:
- Information
- Explanation:
- The original font server connection has failed. The X server is
trying to connect to the alternate font server.
- User Action:
- Check to see why the original font server is no longer
functioning.
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