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From: openlook-request@openlook
Newsgroups: comp.windows.open-look
Subject: Re: ***!?! Help needed with re-use of Xview colourmaps !?!***
Message-ID: <vv7styw@openlook.Unify.Com>
Date: 29 May 91 13:30:43 GMT
Article-I.D.: openlook.vv7styw
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> I have a base application which in turn executes (in turn) a number
> of Xview applications. Each of these applications uses its own
> (statically allocated) palette, and it is here that the problem
> arises...

If you're using olwm/olvwm, here's a section from the man page that might help:

     In color-locked mode, colormaps are not installed  based  on
     pointer  motion.   To  enter  color-locked  mode,  press the
     Color-Lock key over the window whose colormap  you  wish  to
     install.   When you press this key, the colormap of the eli-
     gible  window  under  the  pointer  is  installed  into  the
     hardware.   You  can move the pointer anywhere on the screen
     and this colormap will remain installed in the hardware.  If
     you're  already  in  color-locked  mode,  you  can press the
     Color-Lock key over another window to install that  window's
     colormap.

Also...

     ColorFocusLocked (boolean)
          Specifies the initial state of the colormap focus  pol-
          icy.   If true, the default colormap is locked into the
          hardware.  If false, the colormap of the  window  under
          the mouse is kept installed.  Default value: false.

     ColorLockKey (key specification)
          Specifies the key that is used  to  lock  the  colormap
          focus.   See  the  section on Colormap Installation for
          more details.  Default: control-L2.

     ColorUnlockKey (key specification)
          Specifies the key that is used to unlock  the  colormap
          focus.   See  the  section on Colormap Installation for
          more details.  Default: control-L4.

Hope this helps,

Frank G.