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From: scotte@applix.com (Scott Evernden)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: xfig with X386
Message-ID: <1192@applix.com>
Date: 8 May 91 14:36:25 GMT
References: <1991Apr14.140430.23712@metro.ucc.su.OZ.AU>
Reply-To: scotte@applix.UUCP (Scott Evernden)
Organization: APPLiX Inc., WestboroMA
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In article <1991Apr14.140430.23712@metro.ucc.su.OZ.AU> dawes@suphys.physics.su.OZ.AU (David Dawes) writes:
<I've had a problem with xfig causing the X386 server to crash.  This happens
<when I use Roell's binaries on an ESIX Rev D system (with ET4000 VGA).  xfig
<runs fine when the line thickness is set to zero, but drawing something
<with the line thickness greater than zero causes the server to crash.  When it
<crashes, the display gets stuck in graphics mode.  Its possible to switch
<to another vt, but you can't see what you type.

Ditto on SVR4 / ET4000.  And not just xfig.
X386 seems to not like fat lines at all...

-scott