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Re: 24-bit color [message #1570]

Tue, 14 December 1993 11:02

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greg@farpoint.In arti
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|> Hi folks,
|> We just upgraded our Alpha with a 24-bit TurboChannel module. The problem
|> is that in IDL color will only be displayed on tv (or any plot) if that
|> window is highlighted, otherwise it is displayed in black and white. This
|> doesn't occur when using IDL on our 8-bit X-terminals. Is there some
|> keyword I'm missing? I tried a couple of things in the reference manual to
|> no avail.
|>

Try this. Start a "fresh" IDL session, and, as the first command, type in
DEVICE,PSEUDO=8

Then try your plots. Worked for me on a Sun Sparc2 with 24-bit graphics.

Greg

|> Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
|> --Keith A. Scollick
|>
|> PS - we are running IDL 3.5.1 on an Alpha running OSF/1 v1.3a
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