[ jEdit-users ] RH Linux 7.2 KDE and GNOME problems (font-related?)

[James S. <sin...@bi...>]

Dearjedit users,

I have recently installed RedHat version 7.2 Linux on machine 
which should be powerful enough to run concurrently many 
dozens of applications like jEdit: 1.4 Ghz CPU and 512 Meg 
of RAM.  However, it often loads very slowly and sometimes
not at all.

When it fails to stary properly, I get  

me:~:[error] Font specified in font.properties not found 
[--symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific]
[error] Font specified in font.properties not found 
[--symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific]

....  etc for about 15 lines.  If it DOES eventually start, 
will eventaully see:

[warning] JEditCommanderPlugin is using the obsolete createMenuItems() API.
[warning] JStandardPlugin is using the obsolete createMenuItems() API.
[error] Error saving user defined global variables
[error] java.io.IOException: No such file or directory
[error]         at java.io.UnixFileSystem.createFileExclusively(Native Method)
[error]         at java.io.File.createNewFile(File.java:690)
[error]         at XInsertPlugin.stop(XInsertPlugin.java:115)
[error]         at org.gjt.sp.jedit.jEdit.exit(jEdit.java:1885)
[error]         at org.gjt.sp.jedit.jEdit.closeView(jEdit.java:2682)
[error]         at org.gjt.sp.jedit.jEdit.closeView(jEdit.java:1701)
[error]         at 
org.gjt.sp.jedit.View$WindowHandler.windowClosing(View.java:1055)
[error]         at java.awt.Window.processWindowEvent(Window.java:798)
[error]         at javax.swing.JFrame.processWindowEvent(JFrame.java:241)
[error]         at java.awt.Window.processEvent(Window.java:774)
[error]         at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:2595)
[error]         at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1213)
[error]         at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:912)
[error]         at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:2499)
[error]         at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:333)
[error]         at 
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEvent(EventDispatchThread.java:103)
[error]         at 
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:93)
[error]         at 
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:84)

.... and it seems to start, and function well after that. 

Can I assume that the loading of fonts is what is slowing down
 the process of loading jEdit, or could there be a more 
fundamental problem related to KDE and/or GNOME?  If it is the fonts, 
then I guess the answer lie in the various documents, relating to 
font issues, which I have with me somewhere. ...or are there any 
simple solutions?

I have noticed that it seems to run faster on the GNOME desktop, but 
it seems  to be even more difficult to start.

TIA

James