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Re: strange behaviour with z-buffer [message #11938]

Tue, 09 June 1998 00:00

rivers
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Registered: March 1991

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> You must configure the Z-graphics buffer to be exactly like
> your window. This means you need to make the resolution
> and number of colors the same. (The Z-buffer has 256 colors
> by default, which can be a very nice feature when making
> GIF files. In fact, is one reason why I almost always use
> the Z-buffer to make GIF files.) To make the Z-buffer
> exactly like your current graphics window, try this:
>
> ncolors = !D.N_Colors - 1
> Set_Plot, 'Z'
> Device, Set_Resolution=[!D.X_Size, !D.Y_Size], $
> Set_Colors=ncolors

Different devices can also have different default font sizes, so one needs to
be careful of this.

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		Re: strange behaviour with z-buffer By: rivers on Tue, 09 June 1998 00:00
		Re: strange behaviour with z-buffer By: davidf on Mon, 08 June 1998 00:00
		Re: strange behaviour with z-buffer By: davidf on Mon, 08 June 1998 00:00
		Re: strange behaviour with z-buffer By: DAMIANO ZILIO on Mon, 08 June 1998 00:00
		Re: strange behaviour with z-buffer By: davidf on Mon, 08 June 1998 00:00

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