[TriLUG] Using remote font server (LTSP) with WordPerfect2000 for Linux?

[Jason Tower]

if i recall LTSP has an option in the client config file to use an alternate 
XFS server (the option can either be global or specific to a particular 
workstation).  while i highly doubt that this option will magically solve 
your problem, it might provide a semi-useful workaround if you play with it.

jason

On Thursday 21 November 2002 15:05, Sinner from the Prairy wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a Linux Terminal Server (http://www.ltsp.org) running on Mandrake
> 9.0.  The speed on very low-end clients is just great. See some captures
> at http://www.ibiblio.org/sinner/dibus/qvwm.png
> http://www.ibiblio.org/sinner/dibus/qvwm2.png and
> http://www.ibiblio.org/sinner/dibus/qvwm3.png
>
> I'm still working with sound, though. But this is a non-issue.
>
> Now, trying to run WordPerfect2000 for Linux I get fontserver problems.
> WP20004L works great on the local machine. But trying to use it from the
> clients always fails.
>
> I get the following messages:
>
> ------------------- START ----------------------
> Notice: WordPerfect
>
> No running font server was detected. I will try to start a font server
> on this host and then wait for 30 seconds to allow the font server to
> start up.
>
> (...30 second wait...)
>
> Error: WordPerfect
>
> Unable to add FontTastic font server to the font path. The font server
> is probably not installed or not running. Correct the problem and try
> again.
> [OK]
> ------------------- END ----------------------
>
> I've reviewed the /usr/bin/worperfect file and I've found this section:
>
> (...)
> # Add FontTastic font server to the font path.
> # Font server is assumed to run on the same host as the X display.
> xset q | grep 'tcp/.*:7102' >/dev/null
> if [ $? -ne 0 ]
> then
>     # Get host name, if any, from DISPLAY variable. Default to
> localhost.
>     host=`echo $DISPLAY | sed 's/:.*//'`
>     if [ "$host" = "" ]; then host=127.0.0.1; fi
>     xset fp+ tcp/$host:7102 2>/dev/null
>     xset q | grep 'tcp/.*:7102' >/dev/null
>     if [ $? -ne 0 ]
>     then
>         # Try again - fonttastic sometimes fails on the very first ever
> run
>         # giving a 'bad font path' error that goes away the second time.
>         xset fp+ tcp/$host:7102 2>/dev/null
>         xset q | grep 'tcp/.*:7102' >/dev/null
>         if [ $? -ne 0 ]
>         then
>             # last resort - try starting a font server on this host
>             if [ -f /usr/X11R6/bin/fontfs ]
>             then
>
>                 $KMESSAGE -escape -timeout 30 -title "Notice: $name"
> -buttons '' "No running font server was detected.\nI
>  will try to start a font server on this host\nand then wait for 30
> seconds to allow the\nfont server to start up." 2>/de
> v/null &
>                 /usr/X11R6/bin/fontfs &
>                 sleep 30
>             fi
>             xset fp+ tcp/$host:7102 2>/dev/null
>             xset q | grep 'tcp/.*:7102' >/dev/null
>             if [ $? -ne 0 ]
>             then
>                 $KMESSAGE -escape -title "Error: $name" -buttons '&Ok'
> "Unable to add FontTastic font server to the font
> path.\nThe font server is probably not installed or not
> running.\nCorrect the problem and try again." 2>/dev/null
>                 exit 1
>             fi
>         fi
>     fi
> fi
>
> (...)
>
>
> As you see, they've assumed that XFS can be only local. But with X
> Windows, the terms 'local' and 'networked' are all blurred.
>
> How can I make this work using the remote-that-is-local font server?
>
> I attended the great class on XFree by Frank Pittenger with the RHCE
> study group. But I don't know how to tell it to use the LTSP-server XFS
> for the font server, and display everything to the local (remote?)
> display of the LTSP-client. (agh! I'm getting dizzy again!).
>
> Thank you in advance for any hint.
>
>
>
> Salut,
> Sinner