From: Axel Kohlmeyer (akohlmey_at_cmm.chem.upenn.edu)
Date: Wed Feb 11 2009 - 09:01:42 CST

On Wed, 11 Feb 2009, Barbault Florent wrote:

BF> Hello,
BF>
BF> I am facing problems with the installation of VMD on a linux fedora. I had no
BF> problem for the real installation of vmd, but I needed to install xterm. This
BF> was done, but when I try to launch vmd I get the following message: "Warning:
BF> Cannot convert string "nil2" to type FontStruct"

does this in any way inhibit VMD's functionality.
is it related to VMD at all?

the message you quote has to come from the low level
x-libraries or a higher level widget library. i'd
expect to see this on a desktop with heavy customization
for example.

cheers,
   axel.

BF>
BF> Any suggestion?
BF> Regards
BF> Florent
BF>
BF>
BF> -------------------------------------------------
BF> Dr Florent Barbault
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BF>
BF> NEW ADDRESS !!!
BF>
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BF> Laboratoire ITODYS
BF> 15 rue Jean de Baïf, bâtiment Lavoisier
BF> 75013 Paris FRANCE
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BF> tel : (33) 01-57-27-88-50
BF> e-mail : florent.barbault_at_univ-paris-diderot.fr
BF>

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