NAME

fs - X font server

SYNOPSIS

fs [ -config configuration_file ] [ -ls listen-socket ] [ -port tcp_port ]

AVAILABILITY

SUNWxwfs

DESCRIPTION

fs is the X Window System font server. It supplies fonts to X Window System display servers.

fs can be started manually or automatically whenever a client application requests its service at port 7100. Automatic starting can be enabled or disabled through the fsadmin(1) command.

OPTIONS

-config configuration_file

Specifies the configuration file the font server will use. The default configuration file is /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fontserver.cfg

-ls listen-socket

Specifies a file descriptor which is already set up to be used as the listen socket. This option is only intended to be used by the font server itself when automatically spawning another copy of itself to handle additional connections.

-port tcp_port

Specifies the TCP port number on which the server will listen for connections.

SIGNALS

SIGTERM

This causes the font server to exit cleanly.

SIGUSR1

This signal is used to cause the server to re-read its configuration file.

SIGUSR2

This signal is used to cause the server to flush any cached data it may have.

SIGHUP This signal is used to cause the server to reset, closing all active connections and

re-reading the configuration file.

CONFIGURATION

The configuration language is a list of keyword and value pairs. Each keyword is followed by an '=' and then the desired value.

Recognized keywords include:

catalogue (list of string)

Ordered list of font path element names. Use of the keyword "catalogue" is very misleading at present, the current implementation only supports a single catalogue ("all"), containing all of the specified fonts.

alternate-servers (list of string)

List of alternate servers for this font server.

client-limit (cardinal)

Number of clients this font server will support before refusing service. This is

useful for tuning the load on each individual font server.

clone-self (boolean)

Whether this font server should attempt to clone itself when it reachs the clientlimit.

default-point-size (cardinal)

The default pointsize (in decipoints) for fonts that don't specify.

default-resolutions (list of resolutions)

Resolutions the server supports by default. This information may be used as a hint for pre-rendering, and substituted for scaled fonts which do not specify a resolution.

error-file (string)

Filename of the error file. All warnings and errors will be logged here.

port (cardinal)

TCP port on which the server will listen for connections.

use-syslog (boolean)

Whether syslog(3) (on supported systems) is to be used for errors.

EXAMPLE

#

# sample font server configuration file

#

# allow a max of 10 clients to connect to this font server

client-limit = 10

# when a font server reaches its limit, start up a new one

clone-self = on

# alternate font servers for clients to use

alternate-servers = hansen:7001,hansen:7002

# where to look for fonts

# the first is a set of Speedo outlines, the second is a set of

# misc bitmaps and the last is a set of 100dpi bitmaps

#

catalogue = /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,

/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,

/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/misc,

/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi,

/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi,

/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/Xt+

# in 12 points, decipoints

default-point-size = 120

# 100 x 100 and 75 x 75

default-resolutions = 100,100,75,75

FONT SERVER NAMES

One of the following forms can be used to name a font server that accepts TCP connections:

tcp/hostname: port

tcp/hostname: port/cataloguelist

The hostname specifies the name (or decimal numeric address) of the machine on which the font server is running. The port is the decimal TCP port on which the font server is listening for connections. The cataloguelist specifies a list of catalogue names, with '+' as a separator.

Examples: tcp/expo.lcs.mit.edu:7000 , tcp/18.30.0.212:7001/all

One of the following forms can be used to name a font server that accepts DECnet connections:

decnet/nodename::font$objname

decnet/nodename::font$objname/cataloguelist

The nodename specifies the name (or decimal numeric address) of the machine on which the font server is running. The objname is a normal, case-insensitive DECnet object name. The cataloguelist specifies a list of catalogue names, with '+' as a separator.

Examples: DECnet/SRVNOD::FONT$DEFAULT , decnet/44.70::font$special/symbols

SEE ALSO

fsadmin(1), fsinfo(1), fslsfonts(1), fstobdf(1), showfont(1), X11(7), Font server implementation overview

BUGS

Multiple catalogues should be supported.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 1991, Network Computing Devices, Inc Copyright 1991, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

See X11(7) for a full statement of rights and permissions.

AUTHORS

Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices, Inc

Keith Packard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology