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Re: Linux IDL - Direct Graphics [message #19578]

Tue, 04 April 2000 00:00

R.Bauer
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Registered: November 1998

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"J.D. Smith" wrote:
>
> Julio Maranhao wrote:
>>
>> I installed IDL 5.3 timed demo on a Linux machine (XFree86 3.3.6). It's
>> working, but some functions (window, loadct, plot, tv) do these errors:
>> Unsupported X Windows visual (class: StaticGray, depth: 0).
>> Substituting default (class: <UndefinedVisual>, Depth: 0)
>> And I think it's related with the 'device' comand (Direct Graphics). Object
>> Graphics work fine (the surf_track example is Ok).
>> I am using 1024x768, 16bpp. I am porting to IDL Linux and if someone could
>> help me, I'll appreciate.
>>

> 16bit is your trouble. You could look into Xfree86 4.0, which permits hardware
> overlays (8-bit pseudo-color within a 16bit session, for instance) on some
> platforms. Or try restarting in 8-bit mode directly.
>

Try 32bpp idl/linux believes 24bpp.

R.Bauer

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		Re: Linux IDL - Direct Graphics By: R.Bauer on Tue, 04 April 2000 00:00
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