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From: fgreco@fis1026.govt.shearson.com (Frank Greco)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.open-look
Subject: Re: Openwin or X11R4
Message-ID: <8uos4nn@openlook.Unify.Com>
Date: 14 Jun 91 16:06:21 GMT
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> >The xnews server lacks the shape extension, and the reservation of colormap
> >cells for the NeWS side of things is annoying.  I find xnews to use more
> >memory and run more slowly than the X11R4 server.  Not everyone has an SS2.
> >Run both on a 3/60 and see if you change your mind a little.  The xnews
> >server also loves to LOSE icons -- they disappear *completely*.  The
> >inability to use normal fonts is also a real pain.

	You can tell the server to favor NeWS apps with the -favorstatic
	option to xnews.  Or, fyi, you can reduce the colormap contention
	with X apps with the '-cubesize small' flag.

	Frank G.

	I use "normal" fonts with xnews all the time...