From: CRDGW2::CRDGW2::MRGATE::"SMTP::CRVAX.SRI.COM::RELAY-INFO-VAX" 18-MAR-1992 07:29:01.06 To: ARISIA::EVERHART CC: Subj: Re: Displaying DECWindows Clients on a Sun From: RELAY-INFO-VAX@CRVAX.SRI.COM@SMTP@CRDGW2 To: Everhart@Arisia@MRGATE Received: by crdgw1.ge.com (5.57/GE 1.123) id AA25156; Wed, 18 Mar 92 06:49:28 EST Received: From RUTGERS.EDU by CRVAX.SRI.COM with TCP; Wed, 18 MAR 92 03:44:16 PST Received: from mit-eddie.UUCP by rutgers.edu (5.59/SMI4.0/RU1.4/3.08) with UUCP id AA18970; Wed, 18 Mar 92 05:43:09 EST Received: by EDDIE.MIT.EDU with UUCP (5.65/25-eef) id AA18583; Wed, 18 Mar 92 05:25:51 -0500 Received: by genrad.com (5.57) id AA11022; Wed, 18 Mar 92 05:23:42 -0500 Received: from CDCLU1.DECnet MAIL11D_V3 by genrad.com (5.57) id AA10473; Wed, 18 Mar 92 04:54:04 -0500 Date: Wed, 18 Mar 92 04:54:03 -0500 Message-Id: <9203180954.AA10473@genrad.com> From: dongray@cdclu1.genrad.com (Derek Dongray) To: info-vax@cdclu1.genrad.com Cc: DONGRAY@cdclu1.genrad.com Subject: Re: Displaying DECWindows Clients on a Sun > In article <1992Mar16.203342.6745@terminator.cc.umich.edu> you write: > # > #I'm trying to display DECWindows programs from a Vax6510 running VMS 5.4-2 > #on a Sparcstation with SunOS4.1.1. The program I really want to use on the > #Sun display is Fileview but I get the following message when I invoke it: > # > #X Toolkit Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-MENU-MEDIUM-R-Normal--*-120-*-*-P > #-*-ISO8859-1" to type FontList, using fixed font > # > #And then the text overwrites itself so I can't even read anything. > # > > Yep, the standard problem with using any DECwindows based applications. > > What you need to do is to establish font.alias files on the Sun. See the > man page on the Sun for further instructions on how to do this under > OpenWindows. > [...] > Patrick L. Mahan > > --- TGV Window Washer ------------------------------- Mahan@TGV.COM --------- This is at least the second time I've seen this asked. I *too* am interested in the answer since I've a number of Sun workstations and lots of Vaxes. So, could someone make available the font mapping list somewhere, indicating which font is best substitute (or exact match) for which others and, ideally, which fonts are used by specific applications ... it would save a *lot* of trial and error testing to find the necessary font names! I'd specifically like to be able to run FileView, but get the same overwrite problems, although I have used a previously posted technique to replace *some* of the fonts. This works for DECterms and Bookreader, but does't fix FileView. Derek Dongray, Systems Manager, InterNet: Dongray@cdclu1.GenRad.com GenRad Ltd, UKnet: Derek.Dongray@GenRad.co.uk Monmouth House, Monmouth Road, PSS: 234261600119::Dongray Cheadle Hulme, CompuServe: 70374,2745 Cheshire, SK8 7AY, UK. Voice: +44 (61) 486 1511 -------------------------Previous answer follows---------------------------- Subj: SUMMARY: BookReader / DECwindows on SPARCstation Several people were interested in whether this could be done. Fortunately, Terry Forrester (terryf@arizona.edu) was able to provide me with instructions on how to do this (thanks Terry.) Terry's instructions follow: I do this all the time, though I use the X11 R4 server instead of the OpenWindows server. The only real obstacle in either case is has to do with fonts. You have to build up font aliases for the fonts that BookReader and other DecWindows applications use, otherwise most apps will fail miserablely, complaining about missing fonts. Here is what you have to do: 1. The font alias problem must be fixed first: (this info was compiled by Ted Frohling from University of Arizona Telecommunications.) in the file /usr/openwin/lib/fonts/Compat.list add the following lines: /-b&h-menu-medium-r-normal--10-100-75-75-p-56-iso8859-1 /Helvetica-Bold _FontDirectorySYN /-b&h-menu-medium-r-normal--12-120-75-75-p-70-iso8859-1 /Helvetica-Bold _FontDirectorySYN /-b&h-menu-medium-r-normal--13-100-100-100-p-77-iso8859-1 /Helvetica-Bold _FontDirectorySYN /-b&h-menu-medium-r-normal--16-120-100-100-p-92-iso8859-1 /Helvetica-Bold _FontDirectorySYN Then in /usr/openwin/lib/fonts do /usr/openwin/bin/bldfamily You can test the build using the xlsfonts program and running it thru the wc filter to see how many lines you added if you to the xlsfonts before you to the bldfamily. Then on the server do xset fp rehash or reload the server. 2. The Vax must be authorized to display on the Sun. This may be done by using the xhost command: xhost +vaxmachinename 3. You need to create a DecWindows display on the Vax (also start up a DecTerm from which to start BookReader from): $set display/create/node=sunmachinename/trans=tcpip $create/terminal/detached/logged_in 4. Start up BookReader: $mcr decw$bookreader.