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Re: IDL without X11? [message #69569]

Sun, 07 February 2010 12:33

Kenneth P. Bowman
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In article
<de638b67-12b8-40f3-83a5-6ac5b27f15d0@q2g2000pre.googlegroups.com>,
TonyL <anthony.leggett@bigpond.com> wrote:

> I use a cron job running on a Linux system that uses the Z-buffer for
> all graphics. That way you avoid any need to define a graphics device
> that has some kind of 'physical' existence. Z buffer uses system
> memory. Of course you will need to change a few commands with the Z
> buffer compared to a window device. I have use Xvfb before but i found
> it was a hassle if the PC was ever restarted and the Xvfb wasn't auto
> started.
>
> Tony

This is a good suggestion, particularly now that the Z-buffer supports 24-bit
color. Downsides are that you have to use TrueType fonts (some may
disagree that that is a downside), and, of course, widgets don't work.

Ken

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		Re: IDL without X11? By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Sun, 07 February 2010 12:33
		Re: IDL without X11? By: Karl[1] on Sat, 06 February 2010 16:57
		Re: IDL without X11? By: George White on Sat, 06 February 2010 07:30
		Re: IDL without X11? By: jkeller on Sat, 06 February 2010 02:36
		Re: IDL without X11? By: TonyL on Fri, 05 February 2010 21:40
		Re: IDL without X11? By: Karl[1] on Fri, 05 February 2010 15:54
		Re: IDL without X11? By: natha on Fri, 05 February 2010 13:22
		Re: IDL without X11? By: Karl[1] on Fri, 05 February 2010 13:01
		Re: IDL without X11? By: natha on Fri, 05 February 2010 11:16
		Re: IDL without X11? By: natha on Fri, 05 February 2010 10:25
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		Re: IDL without X11? By: natha on Fri, 05 February 2010 08:59
		Re: IDL without X11? By: cgguido on Fri, 05 February 2010 08:50

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