Am 06.05.2010 um 16:00 schrieb Jeremy Huddleston:

Because ~/Library/Fonts is different for every user

I understand: the ~ does not get expanded...

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, it crashes.

What is the error?

X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation) Major opcode of failed request: 45 (X_OpenFont) Value in failed request: 0x1000045 Serial number of failed request: 1928 Current serial number in output stream: 1929 Exit 1

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It looks to me as if the X server cannot deliver fonts derived from OT fonts. It even often crashes when I select such a font from its names display...

by "it", I assume you mean the client, not the server... right?

Of course! Meanwhile I am using XQuartz 2.5.1 (xorg-server 1.8.0.902) with the same results. One option is left: rename my ~/.xinitrc.d directory that X11 runs with Apple-WM. -- Greetings Pete I wouldn't recommend sex, drugs or insanity for everyone, but they've always worked for me. – Hunter S. Thompson