[techtalk] X emulator for X?

Sunnanvind dodsangel at himlen.com
Mon Dec 27 23:57:03 EST 1999


On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, Nils Philippsen wrote:
> Are you by chance using Red Hat Linux (if yes, which version? I ask
> because it uses the xfs font server by default in recent versions)?

Yep, 6.0.

> It
> should be configured to use the font server in /etc/X11/XF86Config, the
> relevant snippets are:
> 
>     FontPath   "unix/:-1"

Yes, that's how I have it in my XF86Config - and that's how I figured what
font path I should use for Xnest.

> 
> All other font paths are commented out in mine. Xnest should use
> /etc/X11/XF86Config as well.
> 
> Maybe you use an Xnest from a different version or a differently packages
> one (e.g. searching for XF86Config in /etc instead of /etc/X11 or vice
> versa).

Yes, probably... didn't have Xnest on my comp, but I installed it from the cd
I installed RH from.

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