| Any fix for IDL + MacX? [message #2521] |
Mon, 01 August 1994 11:45  |
bowman
Messages: 121
Registered: September 1991
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Has anyone found a fix for the 'IDL dies when opening its first window to
MacX' problem? e.g. ...
csrp>idl
IDL. Version 3.6 (AIX ibmr2).
Copyright 1989-1994, Research Systems, Inc.
All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
IDL> set_plot, 'x'
IDL> help, /device
Available graphics_devices: CGM HP LJ NULL PCL PS REGIS TEK X Z
Current graphics device: X
XIO: fatal IO error 73 (Connection reset by peer) on X server "bowman.tamu.edu"
after 63 requests (59 known processed) with 7 events remaining.
csrp>
Sometimes it kills all the other MacX clients with it. This is a serious
problem on our IBM AIX machines, but does not seem to occur on
Alpha/OSF1. It occurs on my Quadra 700, but not on some Centris 610's we
have. I don't have a clue whether the problem is on the Mac end or the
IBM end.
Suggestions, or even better, solutions, would be much appreciated.
Ken Bowman
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Dr. Kenneth P. Bowman 409-862-4060
Climate System Research Program 409-862-4132 fax
Department of Meteorology bowman@csrp.tamu.edu
Texas A&M University PP-Glider
College Station, TX 77843-3150
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| Re: Any fix for IDL + MacX? [message #2614 is a reply to message #2521] |
Thu, 11 August 1994 10:48  |
davidson
Messages: 1
Registered: August 1994
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Another solution I have found to the problem of MacX vs. IDL is to ditch
MacX in favor of eXodus (by White Pine Software). Since I tried eXodus in
January, I haven't run MacX ... even once. It isn't perfect (I've informed
White Pine tech. support of a few bugs), but I have found it to co-exist
well with IDL [Important: Be sure to select "Macintosh (Intl)" as the
keyboard mapping in eXodus, or IDL dies a horrible death].
Good luck,
Steve Davidson
[Disclaimer: (1) These opinions are my own; (2) I have no financial
connection with any commercial outfit]
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| Re: Any fix for IDL + MacX? [message #2623 is a reply to message #2521] |
Wed, 10 August 1994 13:00 |
asb
Messages: 13
Registered: May 1994
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This problem has been discussed many times. Maybe it should be added
to the FAQs?
If you want to continue to use MacX, you have to "upgrade" from
release 2.0 to release 1.17. Unfortunately, release 1.17 has a known
bug and quirk of its own.
Bug: The Edit Command dialog box (in the Remote menu) doesn't work
properly in 1.17; you cannot set or change the host. You will
therefore have to create the remote commands using release 1.20.
Quirk: To display in color, you have to use the suffix :0.2 instead of
:0.0 on the end of the DISPLAY environment variable on the remote
machine (or after the -display option on the remote command). MacX
1.17 emulates a binary (1-bit) display if you use the suffix :0.0.
The bug and the quirk are easily worked around. I routinely use MacX
1.17 on my Centris 650 to run idl on a remote Sparc10.
I was able to get a copy of MaxX 1.17 for free from Apple by calling
their customer service number (800-767-2775), explaining the problem,
and sending them some proof that I had purchased MacX 1.20.
Good Luck.
Alan
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