F. Specification of Fonts for GUI Windows (X Windows)

If you open a GUI window when C is specified in the LANG environment variable, the display might not be correct due to use of the wrong fonts. In such a case, create the following file to specify the desired fonts:

File name	Directory name	Owner	Access permissions
`JP1FTS`^#1	`/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults` (HP-UX, AIX) `/usr/openwin/lib/app-defaults` (Solaris)	Superuser	`r`^#2 for all users

File name

Directory name

Owner

Access permissions

JP1FTS^#1

/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults (HP-UX, AIX)

/usr/openwin/lib/app-defaults (Solaris)

Superuser

r^#2 for all users

#1: In HP-UX, this file already exists. Delete the existing file's entire contents and then edit the file as described below. This file is overwritten each time installation is performed. Therefore, whenever you perform installation, we recommend that you first back up the existing file and then restore it after installation.
#2: This is the minimum permissions.

Specify as follows in the file:

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8x13 is an alias for font (recommended value). Specify the optimum font according to the CDE environment in use.

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