Re: 8 bit PseudoColor problem
On Sun, 8 Dec 2002, Thomas Chadwick wrote: If you don't like the color flashing, perhaps you could mitigate it by running 2 instances of XWin on 2 different screen numbers? Argl. This is the _DISPLAY_ number. Display means port number, running XServer instance. Screen is just a number to let the XServer select the correct monitor/video card HTH ago
Re: 8 bit PseudoColor problem
Harold L Hunt II wrote: I wouldn't say that PseudoColor support is sketchy. I mean, it works fine either in fullscreen or if you are running Windows in 8 bit color mode. Granted, PseudoColor is not available when you are running in windowed mode with Windows set at higher than 8 bit color. Correct. Are you telling me that Cadence still does not work with Cygwin/XFree86 even when you are using one of the two options outlined above? That would be disappointing because I did put a lot of time into the PseudoColor support and I was pretty certain that it was working properly. Hmm... Well, it's also the fact that *cadence* uses PsuedoColor poorly. It wants a private colormap, which means lots of fun colorflashing, unless you have support for multiple 256color psuedocolor maps within the same display. AFAIK, only Solaris's Xserver actually implements this. Now, Cadence is ALSO ugly when hosted by XWin32. *But*, because Xwin32 supports multiple windows, the ugliness only affects cadence, and not any other windows you might have open. In my case, if I'm using an Xserver in full screen mode, then I tend to open up xterms and other windows inside it -- which means they all get affected by the 8bit colorflashing. OTOH, if I'm Xhosting an app using an Xserver that supports multiple windows, then I open up cygwin rxvt (native) rxvt windows, and native windows editors, etc. And only cadence is affected by the 8bit issue -- so it's tolerable. As I said, it has been a long time since I've tried it using the cygwin-xfree server, but that's my recollection. --Chuck
Re: 8 bit PseudoColor problem
From: Charles Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 8 bit PseudoColor problem Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2002 04:28:39 -0500 Harold L Hunt II wrote: I wouldn't say that PseudoColor support is sketchy. I mean, it works fine either in fullscreen or if you are running Windows in 8 bit color mode. Granted, PseudoColor is not available when you are running in windowed mode with Windows set at higher than 8 bit color. Correct. Are you telling me that Cadence still does not work with Cygwin/XFree86 even when you are using one of the two options outlined above? That would be disappointing because I did put a lot of time into the PseudoColor support and I was pretty certain that it was working properly. Hmm... Well, it's also the fact that *cadence* uses PsuedoColor poorly. It wants a private colormap, which means lots of fun colorflashing, unless you have support for multiple 256color psuedocolor maps within the same display. AFAIK, only Solaris's Xserver actually implements this. Now, Cadence is ALSO ugly when hosted by XWin32. *But*, because Xwin32 supports multiple windows, the ugliness only affects cadence, and not any other windows you might have open. In my case, if I'm using an Xserver in full screen mode, then I tend to open up xterms and other windows inside it -- which means they all get affected by the 8bit colorflashing. OTOH, if I'm Xhosting an app using an Xserver that supports multiple windows, then I open up cygwin rxvt (native) rxvt windows, and native windows editors, etc. And only cadence is affected by the 8bit issue -- so it's tolerable. As I said, it has been a long time since I've tried it using the cygwin-xfree server, but that's my recollection. --Chuck If you don't like the color flashing, perhaps you could mitigate it by running 2 instances of XWin on 2 different screen numbers? If you shift the Windows desktop into 8-bit color mode and run both instances of XWin in rootless mode, you'd hardly know that you were running 2 different servers (except you'll have to take care to get the DISPLAY variable set just right). Just my $0.02. _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
Re: 8 bit PseudoColor problem
He's referring to a very old message on this list concerning 8bit PseudoColor support in cygwin-xfree and Cadence. Cadence is a CAD package that requires that feature -- and since PseudoColor support in cygwin-xfree is sketchy at best, you can't really use it to xhost cadence. (Which is the primary reason I'm still using XWin32, personally). Stephen -- nope, I don't think you can xhost cadence using cygwin-xfree yet. (And next time, include a little background. Not everybody instantly recalls every message on this list from the past four years) --Chuck Harold L Hunt II wrote: Wow, with all of that information that you gave, we will be sure to answer your question very quickly! Harold Allott, Stephen wrote: I have just run across this problem using Cadence and wondered if it ever got solved?
RE: 8 bit PseudoColor problem
Chuck, I wouldn't say that PseudoColor support is sketchy. I mean, it works fine either in fullscreen or if you are running Windows in 8 bit color mode. Granted, PseudoColor is not available when you are running in windowed mode with Windows set at higher than 8 bit color. Are you telling me that Cadence still does not work with Cygwin/XFree86 even when you are using one of the two options outlined above? That would be disappointing because I did put a lot of time into the PseudoColor support and I was pretty certain that it was working properly. Hmm... Harold -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Charles Wilson Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 5:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 8 bit PseudoColor problem He's referring to a very old message on this list concerning 8bit PseudoColor support in cygwin-xfree and Cadence. Cadence is a CAD package that requires that feature -- and since PseudoColor support in cygwin-xfree is sketchy at best, you can't really use it to xhost cadence. (Which is the primary reason I'm still using XWin32, personally). Stephen -- nope, I don't think you can xhost cadence using cygwin-xfree yet. (And next time, include a little background. Not everybody instantly recalls every message on this list from the past four years) --Chuck Harold L Hunt II wrote: Wow, with all of that information that you gave, we will be sure to answer your question very quickly! Harold Allott, Stephen wrote: I have just run across this problem using Cadence and wondered if it ever got solved?
8 bit PseudoColor problem
I have just run across this problem using Cadence and wondered if it ever got solved? Steve Allott
Re: 8 bit PseudoColor problem
Wow, with all of that information that you gave, we will be sure to answer your question very quickly! Harold Allott, Stephen wrote: I have just run across this problem using Cadence and wondered if it ever got solved? Steve Allott
