[SOLVED] Annoying Problem Changing Fonts In Urxvt

eriksatie · 2011-07-08 06:53:29

Ok, so I have downloaded a .ttf font and placed in a number of folders in

/usr/share/fonts/

then I updated the cache and updated the font path, but for some reason I still can't use the font as a default for urxvt through ~/.Xdefaults

and when I run

urxvt

i get

urxvt: unable to load base fontset, please specify a valid one using -fn, aborting.

here is my .Xdefaults

! ----
! Font
! ----
URxvt*font: --iris-medium-r-normal--10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1
URxvt*boldFont: --iris-medium-r-normal--10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1

! -------
! Colours
! -------
#include "/home/aestark/.xcolours/victorianish-blue"

! -----------------
! Fake transparency
! -----------------
!URxvt.transparent: true
!URxvt.shading: 80

! ------------
! Misc options 
! ------------
URxvt.termName:          rxvt-256color
URxvt*urgentOnBell:      true
URxvt*visualBell:        true
URxvt*skipBuiltinGlyphs: true
URxvt*borderless:        true 
URxvt*scrollBar:         false
URxvt*saveLines:         666

my .xinitrc

exec scrotwm
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/local
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/TTF

anyone have an idea what the problem is?

thankss

Last edited by eriksatie (2011-07-10 16:25:12)

ber_t · 2011-07-08 09:26:39

eriksatie wrote:

Oitrc

exec scrotwm
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/local
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/TTF

The `exec' call is the last command the shell executes when parsing .xinitrc. So you have to put all other commands before it:

xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/local
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/TTF
xset fp rehash
exec scrotwm

eriksatie · 2011-07-08 13:20:22

ber_t wrote:

eriksatie wrote:
Oitrc
exec scrotwm
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/local
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/TTF
The `exec' call is the last command the shell executes when parsing .xinitrc. So you have to put all other commands before it:
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/local
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/TTF
xset fp rehash
exec scrotwm

Thank you for the tip.

But this did not help at all, when I run the rxvt command I still get the same output.

When I made this thread I was looking at this one: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=6551

and it addressed the same problem it seems but I got lost in translation at the end and have no idea what I'm supposed to do, anyone have an idea?

also, I noticed that when I run urxvt like this

 urxvt -fn "xft:Iris-10"

I get a terminal with my font but it's spaced out too far and a bit blurry. I want to get the font like I have in Xdefaults, though, since it's more detailed

hopefully this helps you help me

Last edited by eriksatie (2011-07-08 13:21:06)

azleifel · 2011-07-08 22:40:53

Are those font names complete and correct? Try replacing

URxvt*font: --iris-medium-r-normal--10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1
URxvt*boldFont: --iris-medium-r-normal--10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1

with

URxvt*font: -*-iris-medium-r-normal-*-10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1
URxvt*boldFont: -*-iris-medium-r-normal-*-10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1

Edit: Missed some asterisks

Last edited by azleifel (2011-07-08 22:45:33)

eriksatie · 2011-07-08 23:03:55

azleifel wrote:

Are those font names complete and correct? Try replacing

URxvt*font: --iris-medium-r-normal--10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1
URxvt*boldFont: --iris-medium-r-normal--10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1

with

URxvt*font: -*-iris-medium-r-normal-*-10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1
URxvt*boldFont: -*-iris-medium-r-normal-*-10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1

Edit: Missed some asterisks

Thank for the reply but that doesn't change anything.

still get the same output from urxvt

lolilolicon · 2011-07-09 01:39:49

In my experience, "xft:blah" very often gets me spaced-out fonts in urxvt, so I just avoid using that.
So instead of doing:

eriksatie wrote:

urxvt -fn "xft:Iris-10"

Try:

urxvt -fn --iris-medium-r-normal--10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1

Also, did you run `xrdb ~/.Xdefaults` after editing ~/.Xdefaults?

To check if the iris font is seen by the X server:

xlsfonts | grep iris

I suppose you have it.

On a slightly different note, you should:
1. Consider packaging and installing your fonts through the standard Arch Build System procedures (in the case of iris, it's shipped with AUR/sgi-fonts). Otherwise, it's a mess to manage.
2. Don't use xset to add font path, use the FontPath option in xorg.conf instead.

Last edited by lolilolicon (2011-07-09 01:40:54)

eriksatie · 2011-07-09 04:54:00

lolilolicon wrote:

In my experience, "xft:blah" very often gets me spaced-out fonts in urxvt, so I just avoid using that.
So instead of doing:
eriksatie wrote:
urxvt -fn "xft:Iris-10"
Try:
urxvt -fn --iris-medium-r-normal--10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1
Also, did you run `xrdb ~/.Xdefaults` after editing ~/.Xdefaults?
To check if the iris font is seen by the X server:
xlsfonts | grep iris
I suppose you have it.
On a slightly different note, you should:
1. Consider packaging and installing your fonts through the standard Arch Build System procedures (in the case of iris, it's shipped with AUR/sgi-fonts). Otherwise, it's a mess to manage.
2. Don't use xset to add font path, use the FontPath option in xorg.conf instead.

I will try what you said in a moment. Just wanted to say that I didn't know that iris was in AUR. I was looking through the font section to see if any package had it, but didn't see it. Is there a link to a place to search if they fonts are in AUR?

Thanks

eriksatie · 2011-07-09 05:12:05

lolilolicon wrote:

In my experience, "xft:blah" very often gets me spaced-out fonts in urxvt, so I just avoid using that.
So instead of doing:
eriksatie wrote:
urxvt -fn "xft:Iris-10"
Try:
urxvt -fn --iris-medium-r-normal--10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1
Also, did you run `xrdb ~/.Xdefaults` after editing ~/.Xdefaults?
To check if the iris font is seen by the X server:
xlsfonts | grep iris
I suppose you have it.
On a slightly different note, you should:
1. Consider packaging and installing your fonts through the standard Arch Build System procedures (in the case of iris, it's shipped with AUR/sgi-fonts). Otherwise, it's a mess to manage.
2. Don't use xset to add font path, use the FontPath option in xorg.conf instead.

Ok, that first command gets me the same thing.

and when I run

 `xrdb ~/.Xdefaults`

i don't get any output

also i installed that sgi-font package from AUR but how do I use the fonts now? they don't even show up in xfontsel

lolilolicon · 2011-07-09 06:01:08

eriksatie wrote:

i don't get any output

It outputs nothing if there're no errors. (You should strip the backticks, if not already...). The command

xrdb ~/.Xdefaults

reloads the X resources with the new definitions you put in ~/.Xdefaults; always run it after you change things in ~/.Xdefaults.

eriksatie wrote:

also i installed that sgi-font package from AUR but how do I use the fonts now? they don't even show up in xfontsel

Are you saying you can't find iris in xfontsel?
The issue probably is the FontPath. Try:

xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/misc
xset fp rehash

then either look for iris in xfontsel, or using the xlsfonts command I posted earlier.
(You can verify the FontPath by looking at the output of `xset q`.)
As I mentioned before, you should set it in xorg.conf using the FontPath option (X will pick it up if you restart it).

Last edited by lolilolicon (2011-07-09 06:21:42)

AurosGamma · 2011-07-09 06:12:24

I'm not sure but i think that urxvt has a bug related to font settings, in AUR there is patched urxvt.
Greetings
P.S. Sorry for the short answer : )

eriksatie · 2011-07-10 00:11:32

i tried a bunch of stuff

it seems that the iris font is just not compatible without using xft

i'm just gonna use something else thanks anyways

lolilolicon · 2011-07-10 01:26:35

eriksatie wrote:

it seems that the iris font is just not compatible without using xft

No, iris is totally compatible.

For testing, I installed the sgi-fonts, after which, I did

$ xlsfonts | grep iris  # No output: X cannot find iris.
$ xset fp rehash
$ xlsfonts | grep iris | uniq  # Yes, now X can find it.
-sgi-iris-medium-r-normal--0-0-72-72-m-0-iso8859-1
-sgi-iris-medium-r-normal--10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1
-sgi-iris-medium-r-normal--12-120-72-72-m-80-iso8859-1
-sgi-iris-medium-r-normal--13-130-72-72-m-90-iso8859-1
$ urxvt -fn -sgi-iris-medium-r-normal--10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1

What I got:
vOWY5aQ

eriksatie wrote:

i tried a bunch of stuff

You'd better state what you did. I don't think you followed my suggestions -- you didn't report back the results.

myself wrote:

xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/misc
xset fp rehash

Edit: I'm also able to get the same result by using:

urxvt -fn xft:Iris:style=Regular:pixelsize=10

Last edited by lolilolicon (2011-07-10 01:40:37)

eriksatie · 2011-07-10 06:22:33

lolilolicon wrote:

eriksatie wrote:
it seems that the iris font is just not compatible without using xft
No, iris is totally compatible.
For testing, I installed the sgi-fonts, after which, I did
$ xlsfonts | grep iris  # No output: X cannot find iris.
$ xset fp rehash
$ xlsfonts | grep iris | uniq  # Yes, now X can find it.
-sgi-iris-medium-r-normal--0-0-72-72-m-0-iso8859-1
-sgi-iris-medium-r-normal--10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1
-sgi-iris-medium-r-normal--12-120-72-72-m-80-iso8859-1
-sgi-iris-medium-r-normal--13-130-72-72-m-90-iso8859-1
$ urxvt -fn -sgi-iris-medium-r-normal--10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1
What I got:
http://ompldr.org/vOWY5aQ
eriksatie wrote:
i tried a bunch of stuff
You'd better state what you did. I don't think you followed my suggestions -- you didn't report back the results.
myself wrote:
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/misc
xset fp rehash
Edit: I'm also able to get the same result by using:
urxvt -fn xft:Iris:style=Regular:pixelsize=10

ok, it seems installed sgi-fonts incorrectly

I did it the right way and i'm able to get my font how I need it by using

urxvt -fn -sgi-iris-medium-r-normal--10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1

but still it won't load automatically after I edited my .Xdefaults

I get the same output as above

and i already put the xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/misc and xset fp rehash in my xinitrc

here's my .Xdefaults file

! ----
! Font
! ----
URxvt*font:             -sgi-iris-medium-r-normal--10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1 
URxvt*boldFont:         -sgi-iris-medium-r-normal--10-100-72-72-m-60-iso8859-1  
! -------
! Colours
! -------
#include "/home/aestark/.xcolours/victorianish-blue"

! -----------------
! Fake transparency
! -----------------
!URxvt.transparent: true
!URxvt.shading: 80

! ------------
! Misc options 
! ------------
URxvt.termName:          rxvt-256color
URxvt*urgentOnBell:      true
URxvt*visualBell:        true
URxvt*skipBuiltinGlyphs: true
URxvt*borderless:        true 
URxvt*scrollBar:         false
URxvt*saveLines:         666
URxvt.buffered:          true

see anything wrong?

also thanks for helping me this far, im happy i can at least see the font how it supposed to look

EDIT: it works AUTOMATICALLY now, IDK WHAT I DID BUT THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE HELP <3

now one last question

how to make rxvt my default terminal instead of xterm?

Last edited by eriksatie (2011-07-10 06:27:54)

lolilolicon · 2011-07-10 08:11:34

eriksatie wrote:

but still it won't load automatically after I edited my .Xdefaults

As I said, you need to do the xrdb thing after editing .Xdefaults to tell X about the new resources definitions.
Restarting X will do too, of course, which I suspect was what you did that got it working "AUTOMATICALLY".

eriksatie wrote:

and i already put the xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/misc and xset fp rehash in my xinitrc

It's OK to do it that way, but it's not the most appropriate one.
I repeat, use the FontPath option in xorg.conf, and get rid of those two xset commands in your .xinitrc.
For more information, man xorg.conf.

eriksaite wrote:

how to make rxvt my default terminal instead of xterm?

What is a "default terminal"?
Anyway, such a configuration most likely depends on what desktop environment or window manager you use.
Consult the relevant man/wiki pages for your answer.
If you really cannot figure it out _after_ RTFM, open another thread for it.

litemotiv · 2011-07-10 08:28:36

eriksatie wrote:

EDIT: it works AUTOMATICALLY now

In that case, please mark your thread solved.

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