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Re: Mac OSX and IDL6.3 [message #48779 is a reply to message #48777]

Thu, 18 May 2006 09:06

Karl Schultz
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Registered: October 1999

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On Thu, 18 May 2006 11:52:53 -0400, Ben Tupper wrote:

> Karsten Rodenacker wrote:
>> Hi Ben, I don't see the problem on my powerbook. But I try regularly to
>> update (apple, darwin ports, fink). Its not just a help, but
>>
>> pbkaro:~ karo$ echo $DISPLAY
>> :0.0
>> pbkaro:~ karo$ idl
>> IDL Version 6.3, Mac OS X (darwin ppc m32). (c) 2006, Research Systems,
>> Inc.
>> Installation number: ...
>> Licensed for use by: ...
>>
>> IDL> help,/device
>> Available Graphics Devices: CGM HP LJ NULL PCL PRINTER PS REGIS TEK X Z
>> Current graphics device: X
>> Server: X11.0, The XFree86 Project, Inc, Release 40400000
>> Display Depth, Size: 24 bits, (1920,1200)
>> Visual Class: TrueColor (4)
>> Bits Per RGB: 8 (8/8/8)
>> Physical Color Map Entries (Emulated / Actual): 256 / 256
>> Colormap: Private, 16777216 colors. Translation table: Enabled
>> Graphics pixels: Decomposed, Dither Method: Ordered
>> Write Mask: 16777215 (decimal) ffffff (hex)
>> Graphics Function: 3 (copy)
>> Current Font: <default>, Current TrueType Font: <default>
>> Default Backing Store: Pixmap.
>> IDL> window,0
>> ...
>>
>> Regards
>> Karsten
>>
> Hi Karsten,
>
> I have the same version of X11 that you show. My default was set to
> "Req from Server". I changed to "Pixmap" with DEVICE, RETAIN = 2. Then
> I tried the following...
>
> IDL> help, /dev
> Available Graphics Devices: CGM HP LJ NULL PCL PRINTER PS REGIS TEK X Z
> Current graphics device: X
> % idl.retain X11 resource was used by older versions of IDL to set default
> backing store method for graphics windows, but is ignored by this
> version.
> It is present and has a value of Server which does not agree with the
> value of the IDL_GR_X_RETAIN preference (IDLPixmap). Set the
> IDL_GR_X_RETAIN preference to Server if you wish to use this value. Set
> the IDL_PREF_OBSOLETE_WARN preference to False if you wish to disable
> these warning messages in the future.
> Bus error
>
>
>
> OK! So I did PREF_SET, "IDL_GR_X_RETAIN", 2, /COMMIT
>
> Then HELP, /DEVICE .... but I got the same message as above.
>
> Nuts,
> Ben

Did you try:

PREF_SET, "IDL_PREF_OBSOLETE_WARN", 0, /COMMIT

to turn off the warning?

Karl

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		Re: Mac OSX and IDL6.3 By: Michael Galloy on Thu, 18 May 2006 14:26
		Re: Mac OSX and IDL6.3 By: Karl Schultz on Thu, 18 May 2006 10:17
		Re: Mac OSX and IDL6.3 By: Edd Edmondson on Thu, 18 May 2006 09:25
		Re: Mac OSX and IDL6.3 By: btt on Thu, 18 May 2006 09:19
		Re: Mac OSX and IDL6.3 By: Karl Schultz on Thu, 18 May 2006 09:06
		Re: Mac OSX and IDL6.3 By: Karsten Rodenacker on Thu, 18 May 2006 09:00
		Re: Mac OSX and IDL6.3 By: Edd Edmondson on Thu, 18 May 2006 08:53
		Re: Mac OSX and IDL6.3 By: btt on Thu, 18 May 2006 08:52
		Re: Mac OSX and IDL6.3 By: Mark Branson on Thu, 18 May 2006 08:47
		Re: Mac OSX and IDL6.3 By: Karl Schultz on Thu, 18 May 2006 08:50
		Re: Mac OSX and IDL6.3 By: Karsten Rodenacker on Thu, 18 May 2006 08:25
		Re: Mac OSX and IDL6.3 By: Edd Edmondson on Thu, 18 May 2006 07:59
		Re: Mac OSX and IDL6.3 By: Michael Galloy on Thu, 18 May 2006 07:46
		Re: Mac OSX and IDL6.3 By: btt on Tue, 30 May 2006 09:02

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