Reflection X and font server

[Sergej_5]

Hi guru's!
I got one simple question :)
I'm running Reflection X on my workstation!
(Windows XP SP2)

When i broadcast to some UNIX system eg: Solaris 8 or HP-uX 11.00. I can choose Japanese fonts but then i see some strange signs ... doesnt look like Japanese characters!
How can i make reflection X to "support" Japanese fonts and language?
I've enable font server on hp-ux machine on port 7000 and set it in Reclection X but nothing seems to happend!?

Can u give me some example how can i resolve a problem described above?

Kind Regards,
Sergej

[Eric Antunes]

Hi,

I think you'll need to install the respective font patch: make a search on the "Patch Database" for your OS version and by the Keyword "Japanese".

PS: the more you assign point, the more answers you'll get...

Regards,

Eric Antunes

[Sergej_5]

I don't understand what do you mean?!

Regards,
Sergej

[Eric Antunes]

Check if you have the following patches installed:

PHSS_26972 (s700_800 11.00 Japanese TrueType fonts patch)

And also (There are more recent patches):

PHSS_23546 (s700_800 11.00 Xserver cumulative patch);

PHSS_30010 (s700_800 11.00 CDE Runtime Periodic Patch)

Eric

[Bill Hassell]

You'll need to tell Reflection/X to use a font server. In the Font setup menu (right click the R/X icon and choose Settings->Fonts), start by inserting the font server in front of the default choices like hp 75dpi 100dpi misc:

tcp/myfontserver:7000 hp 75dpi 100dpi misc

Make sure that the "Warn if specified font server is not found" is checked . Then if you get an error message about myfontserver not being available, you'll know that the fontserver is not running. Also make sure that in the "If font not found" section, turn on the "Try font server on client host". If you need to determine that a specific font is not found on any of the font servers, turn off the "Allow font substitution" option. If the application fails with a font error, you'll know that the required font is not available from any of the sources in the R/X config list.

Note that each flavor of Unix will likely have unique fonts and sizes and unfortunately, there aren't many standards to allow a particular vendor's set of fonts to cover all Xwindow applications. That's why tools like SAM and swinstall don't look as nice when using just R/X's internal fonts (they are usuaully substitute fonts). The Xwindow font definition standard is fairly extensive so if a font isn't found internally or on listed font servers, perhaps the client machine (the source of the Xwindow application) can run a font server and will supply the correct font.

[Sergej_5]

Bill i guess u got my point ...but

I've tried that you have described above ...
And nothing seems to happend ... the same strange characters appears ...

How can i check if i have Japanese fonts installed on font server?

And how can i "tell" clients (which are accessed through Reflection X broadcast) to use these Japanese fonts from font server?

Thanks in advance!
Sergej

[Bill Hassell]

Just turn off the font substitution option and specify the font server where the application resides. Of course, start by runing the app locally on the client machine (the display is the Xwindow server, the application is the Xwindow client). I am assuming that the application runs OK and looks correct on the client machine. If the same error shows up on the local workstation's display, contact the application programmer about the strange characters.

If font substitution is off and the application fails because the required font is not available, you'll still need to contact the programmer. The programmer may have tested the app on only one platform and assumed that all Xwindow machines have the same set of Japanese fi\onts.