Failed to open input method

[Thomas Chadwick]

The "Could not init font path ..." error is in the FAQ:

http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-xfree-faq.html#q-removing-font-path-element

Don't know if the "Xlib locale" business is a side-effect of the font 
problem, or something else.


>From: "J S" <vervoom@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>Subject: Failed to open input method
>Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 17:57:18 +0000
>
>Hi,
>
>Could anyone help me with this problem please? I keep getting the following 
>messages after upgrading XFree86:
>
>$ xterm
>Warning: locale not supported by C library, locale unchanged
>Warning: locale not supported by Xlib, locale set to C
>Warning: X locale modifiers not supported, using default
>Failed to open input method
>
>The Xwin.log says:
>
>winInitVisualsShadowDDNL - Masks 00ff0000 0000ff00 000000ff BPRGB 8 d 24 
>bpp 24
>winCreateDefColormap - Deferring to fbCreateDefColormap ()
>winScreenInit - returning
>(EE) No primary keyboard configured
>(==) Using compiletime defaults for keyboard
>Rules = "xfree86" Model = "pc101" Layout = "us" Variant = "(null)" Options 
>= "(n
>ull)"
>Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/, removing 
>from
>list!
>Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/, removing 
>from
>list!
>Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/, removing 
>from
>list!
>
>I have the following entries in my .inputrc file in my home directory to 
>enable UK keyboards:
>
>set meta-flag on
>set convert-meta off
>set output-meta on
>
>but the pound sign doesn't print anything now as well. I presume that's 
>related to this problem.
>
>Thanks for any help
>
>JS.
>
>
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