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From: jef@well.UUCP (Jef Poskanzer)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: xwud error message
Message-ID: <14875@well.UUCP>
Date: 9 Dec 89 07:47:10 GMT
References: <1408@cbnewsi.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: Jef Poskanzer <jef@well.sf.ca.us>
Organization: Paratheo-Anametamystikhood Of Eris Esoteric, Ada Lovelace Cabal
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In the referenced message, smikes@cbnewsi.ATT.COM (steven.mikes) wrote:
}I am using a PBM Plus utility (rasttoppm output piped to ppmtoxwd) to 
}produce a xwd file, of a Sun rasterfile originally produced with
}"screendump" on a Sun 3.  When I try to display the image in X using
}xwud, I get the following error message:
}
}xwud: could not find matching visual.
}xwud: Error => exiting.
}
}Can anyone tell me what this means?

It means that xwud is both overly picky about what visuals it considers
a match, and not very helpful to the poor user who just wants to
display an image.

It seems like a good idea to avoid the use of xwd and friends.  They are
really awful.  Try xgif or xloadimage instead.
---
Jef

  Jef Poskanzer  jef@well.sf.ca.us  {ucbvax, apple, hplabs}!well!jef
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