Re: Netsurf suddenly fails to start

In article <9cc757ad-3ee9-0476-a530-9cdf77dc9fa1@netsurf-browser.org>,
John-Mark Bell <jmb@netsurf-browser.org> wrote:

> On 16/08/2021 19:09, Dave wrote:
> > VRPC-DL RISC OS 6.20
> >
> > Help please.
> >
> > Recently it was okay, but suddenly today Netsurf fails to run,
> > presenting the following.
> >
> > " ** WimpError ** from NetSurf Error : &00000001 Message: The Unicode
> > font library could not be initialized. Please report this to the
> > developers."
> >
> >
> > What, why and how to fix it?

> It is likely you have recently added some new fonts to your system which
> are causing the library to get confused.

> Shift-double-click on !NetSurf, and run the OpenScrap script within.
> Then send the log file to me (off list) and we'll see what it says.

> J.

Indeedy, that was the problem, I'd recently added two fonts.

I've removed the errant font (Verdans) and Netsurf now runs to the Icon
bar okay.

Thanks
Dave

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Dave Triffid
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