Using the font server and local fonts

You can use local fonts at the same time as fonts from a font server. You can do this in one of two ways:

• configure the X server to use a font server and local fonts, or

• use the xset to add the local fonts (or the font server fonts)

Specifying multiple font sources with the X server

To configure the X server to use multiple font sources, including local and font server fonts, follow these steps:

1. Log in as root.

2. Edit the file /usr/lib/X11/scologin/Xservers.

3. Find the line that starts the X server. For example:

      :0 local /usr/bin/X11/X :0 -crt /dev/tty02
   

4. To the end of this line, add the font path option, -fp and the desired fonts (including the font server host and TCP port):

       -fp tcp/boston:7000,/usr/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc
   

   This sets the font path for the X server to include a font server running on the server boston and the local font directories Speedo and misc.

5. To make this change take effect, stop then restart the X server.

Specifying multiple font sources with xset

Follow these steps to specify multiple font sources (local fonts and remote font server fonts):

1. Log in as root.

2. Specify the font server in the X server startup file, for example /usr/lib/X11/scologin/Xservers:

      :0 local /usr/bin/X11/X :0 -crt /dev/tty02 -fp tcp/boston:7000
   

   This causes the X server to request fonts from the font server running on the host boston.
   

3. In one of the startx configuration files, for example /usr/lib/X11/sys.startxrc, place the following line:

      xset +fp font_location
   

   Replace font_location with a list of directories that contain the fonts you want to use.

4. Stop the X server, then restart it.