Very Computer

I've kind of looked at the .xinitrc file and even tried moving it.
Appreciate
any helpful hints.
pAul

Thomas

This is locale problem. Usually user in native locale can't work under OpenWindows
but can do it under C-locale.

Let's suppose that your locale is "ru"

You must do the following:

1. Select "C" locale and invoke OpenWindows it must work.

2. Go to /usr/openwin/lib/locale/ru

3. Open file OWfontpath into editor, you will see:

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/usr/openwin/lib/locale/iso_8859_5/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/openwin/lib/locale/iso_8859_5/X11/fonts/75dpi
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make it as

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/usr/openwin/lib/locale/iso_8859_5/X11/fonts/75dpi
/usr/openwin/lib/locale/iso_8859_5/X11/fonts/Type1
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First string must be empty, every path must occupy its own
string-place.

4. In cmdtool execute command to add your locale' font-paths

$ xset fp+ /usr/openwin/lib/locale/iso_8859_5/X11/fonts/75dpy,\

/usr/openwin/lib/locale/ru/OW_FONT_SETS/OpenWindows.fs

into editor, you will see something like this:

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! Default Font Family
!xv_font_set.default_family: LucidaSansCyr
!xv_font_set.default: -b&h-LucidaSansCyr-Normal-r-normal--10-10-0-0-p-0-iso8859-5

!       -b&h-LucidaSansCyr-Normal-r-normal--10-100-100-10-p-10-iso8859-5
!       -b&h-LucidaSansCyr-Normal-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-5
!       -b&h-lucida-bold-r-normal-sans-12-120-75-75-p-79-iso8859-5
!test_font:definition,\
!       -b&h-LucidaSansCyr-Normal-r-normal--10-10-0-0-p-0-iso8859-5
test_font:definition,\
        -b&h-LucidaSansTypLat4-Medium-r-normal--12-120-75-75-m-70-iso8859-13

xv_font_set.small: 12
xv_font_set.medium: 14
xv_font_set.large: 16
xv_font_set.extra_large : 20

xv_font_set.default_family: FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF

FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-12:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-14:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-16:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-20:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-24:alias,test_font
!
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-12:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-14:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-16:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-20:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-24:alias,test_font
!
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_MEDUIM-12:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_MEDIUM-14:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_MEDIUM-16:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_MEDIUM-20:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_MEDIUM-24:alias,test_font
!
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-12:alias,test_font                  
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-14:alias,test_font                  
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-16:alias,test_font                  
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-20:alias,test_font                  
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-24:alias,test_font
!
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-12:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-14:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-16:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-20:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-24:alias,test_font
!
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_TYPEWRITER-12:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_TYPEWRITER-14:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_TYPEWRITER-16:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_TYPEWRITER-20:alias,test_font
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_TYPEWRITER-24:alias,test_font
!
!-b&h-lucida-medium-r-normal-sans-0-0-0-0-m-0-iso8859-5:alias,test_font
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This is absolutely stupid.

Make this file like the following. Change iso8859-5 as you need.
Test font patterns availability with the help "xfontsel" utility.

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! Default Font Family
xv_font_set.default: -b&h-LucidaSansCyr-Normal-r-normal--10-10-0-0-p-0-iso8859-5

font11:definition,\
   -*-*-medium-*-*-*-12-*-*-*-p-*-iso8859-5
font12:definition,\
   -*-*-medium-*-*-*-14-*-*-*-p-*-iso8859-5
font13:definition,\
   -*-*-medium-*-*-*-16-*-*-*-p-*-iso8859-5
font14:definition,\
   -*-*-medium-*-*-*-20-*-*-*-p-*-iso8859-5
font15:definition,\
   -*-*-medium-*-*-*-24-*-*-*-p-*-iso8859-5

font21:definition,\
   -*-*-medium-*-*-*-12-*-*-*-m-*-iso8859-5
font22:definition,\
   -*-*-medium-*-*-*-14-*-*-*-m-*-iso8859-5
font23:definition,\
   -*-*-medium-*-*-*-16-*-*-*-m-*-iso8859-5
font24:definition,\
   -*-*-medium-*-*-*-20-*-*-*-m-*-iso8859-5
font25:definition,\
   -*-*-medium-*-*-*-24-*-*-*-m-*-iso8859-5

font31:definition,\
   -*-*-bold-*-*-*-12-*-*-*-m-*-iso8859-5
font32:definition,\
   -*-*-bold-*-*-*-14-*-*-*-m-*-iso8859-5
font33:definition,\
   -*-*-bold-*-*-*-16-*-*-*-m-*-iso8859-5
font34:definition,\
   -*-*-bold-*-*-*-20-*-*-*-m-*-iso8859-5
font35:definition,\
   -*-*-bold-*-*-*-24-*-*-*-m-*-iso8859-5

font41:definition,\
   -*-*-bold-*-*-*-12-*-*-*-p-*-iso8859-5
font42:definition,\
   -*-*-bold-*-*-*-14-*-*-*-p-*-iso8859-5
font43:definition,\
   -*-*-bold-*-*-*-16-*-*-*-p-*-iso8859-5
font44:definition,\
   -*-*-bold-*-*-*-20-*-*-*-p-*-iso8859-5
font45:definition,\
   -*-*-bold-*-*-*-24-*-*-*-p-*-iso8859-5

xv_font_set.small: 10
xv_font_set.medium: 12
xv_font_set.large: 14
xv_font_set.extra_large : 20

xv_font_set.default_family: FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF

FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-12:alias,font11
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-14:alias,font12
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-16:alias,font13
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-20:alias,font14
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-24:alias,font15
!
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-12:alias,font21
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-14:alias,font22
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-16:alias,font23
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-20:alias,font24
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_NORMAL-24:alias,font25
!
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_MEDUIM-12:alias,font21
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_MEDIUM-14:alias,font22
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_MEDIUM-16:alias,font23
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_MEDIUM-20:alias,font24
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_MEDIUM-24:alias,font25
!
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-12:alias,font41
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-14:alias,font42
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-16:alias,font43
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-20:alias,font44
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-24:alias,font45
!
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-12:alias,font31
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-14:alias,font32
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-16:alias,font33
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-20:alias,font34
FONT_FAMILY_DEFAULT_FIXEDWIDTH-FONT_STYLE_BOLD-24:alias,font35
!
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_TYPEWRITER-12:alias,font21
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_TYPEWRITER-14:alias,font22
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_TYPEWRITER-16:alias,font23
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_TYPEWRITER-20:alias,font24
FONT_FAMILY_SANS_SERIF-FONT_STYLE_TYPEWRITER-24:alias,font25
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This file affects on application (like textedit) behavior

6. Open file

/usr/openwin/lib/locale/ru/app-defaults/Olwm

into editor, you will see something like this:

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! @(#)Olwm 1.7 93/06/04; SMI
!
! Default OLWM app-defaults (Xrm) file for korean locale
!
*olDefaultFont: -b&h-lucidasanstypcyr-normal-r-normal--0-0-0-0-m-0-iso8859-5
!
OpenWindows.TitleFont.ru:       test_font
OpenWindows.ButtonFont.ru:      test_font
OpenWindows.TextFont.ru:        test_font
OpenWindows.IconFont.ru:        test_font
OpenWindows.GlyphFont.ru:       -sun-open look glyph-*-*-*-*-*-140-*-*-*-*-*-*
OpenWindows.BoldFontEmulation.ru:False
OpenWindows.CharacterSet.ru:    ru
!
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Substitute its contents.  Change iso8859-5 as you need.
Test font patterns availability with the help "xfontsel" utility.

-------- cut here ------
! @(#)Olwm 1.7 93/06/04; SMI
!
! Default OLWM resource for Russian locale
!
*olDefaultFont: -b&h-lucida-medium-r-normal-sans-12-120-75-75-p-71-iso8859-5
!
OpenWindows.TitleFont.ru:       -b&h-lucida-bold-r-normal-sans-12-120-75-75-p-79-iso8859-5
OpenWindows.ButtonFont.ru:      -b&h-lucida-medium-r-normal-sans-12-120-75-75-p-71-iso8859-5
OpenWindows.TextFont.ru:        -b&h-lucida-medium-r-normal-sans-12-120-75-75-p-71-iso8859-5
OpenWindows.IconFont.ru:        -b&h-lucida-medium-r-normal-sans-12-120-75-75-p-71-iso8859-5
OpenWindows.GlyphFont.ru:       -sun-open look glyph-*-*-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*
OpenWindows.BoldFontEmulation.ru:False
OpenWindows.CharacterSet.ru:    ru
!
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This file affects on OpenLook Window Manager.
"loading a couple of windows" indicate that one or some fonts for Olwm
are not found, check font patterns accessibility by "xfontsel".

Vitaly Filatov, Moscow, Russia
http://members.tripod.com/Vitaly_Filatov