Re: 20000114: Problem with Nsharp on PC using XWin32

Steve,

Under Xwin32 -> XUtil32 -> Fonts -> Path  we selected "Include MS fonts"
and that did the trick.  Apparently, a particular font in Nsharp was only
available to the PC through the MS fonts.  Thanks again for your help.  

Regards,

Chris

On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Unidata Support wrote:

> 
> Chris,
> 
> The fonts used for various widgets in Nsharp are defined in 
> $NAWIPS/resource/Nsharp
> along with data directories etc. There are also 2 routines:
> show_text.c and acars_status.c that have font names hardcoded in for popup
> text display (doesn't sound like you are getting that far) so it probably
> starts with the fonts named in the resource file..
> 
> The XLoadQueryFont is supposed to return NULL if the font doesn't exist, but
> it sounds like that isn't being the case in your X client. The diagnostic:
> DIAGNOSTICS
>      BadAlloc  The server failed to allocate the requested
>                resource or server memory.
> 
>      BadFont   A value for a Font or GContext argument does not
>                name a defined Font.
> 
>      BadName   A font or color of the specified name does not
>                exist.
> 
> Sounds like they aren't properly handling the situation.
> You might have to pick another font.
> 
> Steve Chiswell
> Unidata User SUpport
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "C. Vandersip" <address@hidden>
> >Organization: .
> >Keywords: 200001141912.MAA15258
> 
> >Steve,
> >
> >We're having a problem getting Nsharp to diplay on a Windows95 PC using
> >Xwin32.  All other ntl programs display fine.  Here is the error:
> >
> >X Error of failed request:  BadName (named color or font does not exist)
> >  Major opcode of failed request:  45 (X_OpenFont)
> >  Serial number of failed request:  896
> >  Current serial number in output stream:  898
> >
> >I've seen this question asked in the archives (with no response):
> >
> >**************************************
> >Subject: 
> >Garp Question
> >Date: 
> >Tue, 09 Feb 1999 10:34:42 -0800
> >From: 
> >Brian Brong <address@hidden>
> >Organization: 
> >To: address@hidden
> >
> >Hello  Support,
> >
> >My name is Brian Brong and I'm a graduate student at the University of
> >Nevada @ Reno.
> >
> >We've installed N-AWIPS/GEMPAK 5.4 on a Silicon Graphics Machine with
> >IRIX 6.5.  We have no problems starting GARP, our problems occur when we
> >display data (surface obs., gridded data,  etc.) GARP crashes and we get
> >the following error message.
> >
> >fire:~ 29 > graphic, satellite, radar -- 33 128 16
> > Invoke ... /opt/nawips-5.4/bin/irix/garp G A R P - v2.01 starting...
> >X Error of failed request:  BadName (named color or font does not exist)
> >
> >  Major opcode of failed request:  45 (X_OpenFont)
> >  Serial number of failed request:  4671
> >  Current serial number in output stream:  4673
> >
> >Do you have any ideas as to how this error is occurring?
> >****************************************************
> >
> >
> >Not exactly the same situation, but same error.  Are add'l colors/fonts
> >used in nsharp the PC might not recognize that are not used in the other
> >programs?  Any help is greatly appreciated.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Chris
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