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Re: open windows with IDL on two monitors? [message #10065 is a reply to message #9987]

Fri, 03 October 1997 00:00

Matt Phelps
Messages: 6
Registered: June 1997

Junior Member

Stein Vidar Hagfors Haugan wrote:
>
> Justin Baker wrote:
> [..]
>> Apparently, any IDL application with bitmap buttons will run perfectly
>> well on screen 0, but it locks up on screen 1.
>
> [I think Hendrik would like to know how you got this far...]
>
>> We have encountered the exact same problem as this on our two headed
>> workstations. The problem is due to a rather strange bug in IDL.
>>
>> Apparently, any IDL application with bitmap buttons will run perfectly
>> well on screen 0, but it locks up on screen 1.
>
> Are you sure it's IDL that's causing the problem (i.e., has RSI
> acknowledged it as such?). If not, it would be nice to hear details
> about the platforms/graphics cards etc... and whether everyone
> has problems...
>

We had a problem on a dual-screen Sun (some X sync error... I forget)
Upgrading to 5.0.2 solved our problem. I'd recommend trying
that before proceeding further. It's a painless upgrade.

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Matt Phelps
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		open windows with IDL on two monitors? By: alpha on Wed, 01 October 1997 00:00
		Re: open windows with IDL on two monitors? By: Stein Vidar Hagfors H on Fri, 03 October 1997 00:00
		Re: open windows with IDL on two monitors? By: Matt Phelps on Fri, 03 October 1997 00:00
		Re: open windows with IDL on two monitors? By: Justin Baker on Fri, 03 October 1997 00:00
		Re: open windows with IDL on two monitors? By: Stein Vidar Hagfors H on Fri, 17 October 1997 00:00
		Re: open windows with IDL on two monitors? By: Klaus Finkler AXET 1 on Tue, 07 October 1997 00:00

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