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From: forsyth@caldo.demon.co.uk
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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] pipefile input method
Date: Thu,  3 Aug 2000 06:19:43 +0100
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>>scharris@worldnet.att.net:

>>% font=/lib/font/bit/gb/<any from this dir>
>>% rio
>>imageinit: can't open font /lib/font/bit/gb/<...> : bad format for font  file

you're giving it a subfont when it expects a font, and need
to see font(6) for reference and existing .font files as a guide.
there are some that refer to gb:
pick one of /lib/font/bit/pelm/*song*.font
for example.