Your font path is not setup to use the font server (xfs). 
http://www.xfree.org/man/XF86Conf.html says, in regards to the
XF86Config file:

'FontPath "path"
sets the search path for fonts. This path is a comma separated list of
directories which the X server searches for font databases. Multiple
FontPath entries may be specified, and they will be
concatenated to build up the fontpath used by the server.'

'X11R6 allows the X server to request fonts from a font server. A font
server is specified by placing a "<trans>/<hostname>:<port_number>"
entry into the fontpath. For example, the fontpath
"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,tcp/zok:7100" tells the X server to
first try to locate the font in the local directory
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc. If that fails, then request the font from
the font
server running on machine zok listening for connections on TCP port
number 7100.'

--BVG

Kelly wrote:
> 
> Donn Shumway wrote:
> >
> > I'm not very familiar with Suse but can you verify if xfs (x font server)
> > is running?
> > ps -ef |grep xfs
> >
> > What was the result of 'xset -q'?
> >
> > Look in your XF86config file in your user's home directory for the fonts
> > section and paste it to a reply.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Donn Shumway
> >
> yes, to the first command, it's running.
> 
> Here is the result of the second command..btw,
> I'm running Suse 6.2
> 
> Font Path:
> 
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/freefont,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2
> Bug Mode: compatibility mode is disabled
> DPMS (Energy Star):
>   Standby: 1200    Suspend: 1800    Off: 2400
>   DPMS is Disabled
> Font cache:
>   hi-mark (KB): 1024  low-mark (KB): 768  balance (%): 70
> 
> tia
> 
> Kelly
> 
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