xlib:open-font can't open "9x15bold" about clx

[luismbo]

http://osdir.com/ml/lisp.mcclim.devel/2007-04/msg00000.html seems to mention a similar error and Christophe Rhodes suggests some troubleshooting there. Does it help?

[futuro]

I have the 9x15bold font installed, though I believe it to be an alias. Following some of the various e-mails threads that branch off of that link, it sounds like the problem lies in the XServer not properly de-aliasing font names.

For example, xlsfonts -fn "9x15bold" returns 9x15bold twice, but xterm -fn "9x15bold" fails to open the font. xlsfonts -l -fn "9x15bold" shows, among other things, the full name of the font.

Specifically open-font seems to fail in fonts.lisp around line 203 with a queryfont call to the x server for 9x15bold.

[luismbo]

I'm glad that link led to useful conclusions! So, does that mean CLX is not to blame here? Should we close the issue?

[futuro]

Hmm, I suppose not. You could potentially make the argument that it would benefit clx to be able to properly open fonts like these in this situation, but whether that is actually desirable I'll leave up to you all in the project. Please fell free to close the ticket if you desire, though I'm also available if you need someone to test out potential work arounds.

[luismbo]

I'm going to close it. In any case, thanks for your analysis, I hope your explanation will at least be helpful when others google around after bumping into the same problem.