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BugAlpha

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[SOLVED] XftFont error when running startx blackbox

So i recently installed blackbox wm on my minimal archlinux install i compiled everything step by step from their github repo now when i launch startx i throws this error:

X.Org X Server 1.21.1.4

X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Current Operating System: Linux archiebox 6.0.11-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT DYNAMIC Fri, 02 Dec 2022 17:25:31 +0000 x86_ Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/unlinuz-linux root-UUID=2ef7fc30-588a-49b6-b6a0-75aad81115a1 ru rootflags=subvol-ro

Current version of pixman: 0.42.2

Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version.

Markers: (--) probed, (*) from config file, (==) default setting,

(++) from command line, (11) notice, (II) Informational, (UM) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (77) unknown.

(==) Log file: "/home/alpha/.local/share/xorg/xorg.0.log", Tine: Wed Dec 7 21:11:53 (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"

2022 waiting for X server to shut down (II) Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file. (core dumped) blackboxxinit: connection to X server lostche::findXftFont(const std::string&, unsigned int) 

Sorry if the error code has some bad mistakes since i extracted the text from a image

Any idea how to solve this ?

i already posted the same thing in unix stack but no one replied so i hope someone here will.

Last edited by BugAlpha (2022-12-08 08:36:33)

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] XftFont error when running startx blackbox

Post the /home/alpha/.local/share/xorg/xorg.0.log and your xinitrc and on a wild guess: just install some font package.

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BugAlpha

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Re: [SOLVED] XftFont error when running startx blackbox

Xorg log : https://pastebin.com/6ZQ0J3fW
xinitrc     : https://pastebin.com/6ihnbE4F

For the font what is the one should i install ?

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] XftFont error when running startx blackbox

[  3635.005] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/misc" does not exist.
[  3635.005] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  3635.005] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF" does not exist.
[  3635.005] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  3635.005] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF" does not exist.
[  3635.005] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  3635.005] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
[  3635.005] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  3635.005] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi" does not exist.
[  3635.005] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  3635.005] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi" does not exist.
[  3635.005] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[  3635.005] (==) FontPath set to:

Anyone you like.
Though the Adobe Source family is the best font family. That's just science.

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BugAlpha

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Re: [SOLVED] XftFont error when running startx blackbox

So installing a font will create these directories right ?

BugAlpha

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Re: [SOLVED] XftFont error when running startx blackbox

ok tysm the prob is solved

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] XftFont error when running startx blackbox

It's not so much about having those directories, but just any font so that blackbox can draw some text.

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