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Re: X Windows Graphics under RH Linux 5.2 [message #15124 is a reply to message #15030]

Mon, 19 April 1999 00:00

thompson
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Registered: August 1991

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Steven Riley <sedm0826@sable.ox.ac.uk> writes:

> I'm currently playing with IDL and trying to persuade my department to
> purchase a copy. It doesn't seem to want to maintain its images in X
> Windows. The charts go to the graphics window initially, but they wiull
> never be updated, even to the point that if the window is minimised when
> you plot initially the chart will not appear when you maximise.

> Is this a problem with the demo mode (IDL 5.1 BTW), in which case I think
> its bringing cripple-ware to a whole new level, or can I expect it to
> persist even if we invest in the package.

It sounds like you're having problems with the backing store. If you use the
command

DEVICE, RETAIN=2

before creating any windows, then this problem should go away.

William Thompson

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		X Windows Graphics under RH Linux 5.2 By: Steven Riley on Mon, 19 April 1999 00:00
		Re: X Windows Graphics under RH Linux 5.2 By: thompson on Mon, 19 April 1999 00:00
		Re: X Windows Graphics under RH Linux 5.2 By: korpela on Mon, 19 April 1999 00:00
		Re: X Windows Graphics under RH Linux 5.2 By: Liam Gumley on Mon, 19 April 1999 00:00
		Re: X Windows Graphics under RH Linux 5.2 By: davidf on Sat, 24 April 1999 00:00
		Re: X Windows Graphics under RH Linux 5.2 By: David B. Wolff on Wed, 05 May 1999 00:00

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