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From: hajadi@sgi.com (Ivan M. Hajadi)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: twm and colormap
Keywords: twm colormap
Message-ID: <1991Jun10.031157.82@odin.corp.sgi.com>
Date: 10 Jun 91 03:11:57 GMT
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In article <25228@unix.SRI.COM> nowlin@ace.sri.com (Bill Nowlin) writes:
>Admittedly I tried and failed to find the FAQ guide before asking
>this question, so here goes anyway.
>
>SGI irix 3.3.2, 4D/310VGX X11R4 twm
>
>Running under twm, applications are unable to obtain sufficient 
>colormap entries from the default colormap.  Creating a new 
>colormap works, but is ugly as you move in and out of the window 
>owning the new colormap.  Furthermore, xshowcmap shows a colormap 
>that is startling regular after the first 16 or so entries.
>
>Clients that are unable to get the colormap entries they need
>include xterm and other standard programs.
>
>These programs experience no difficulty when running under any
>other window manager that I have tried.
>
>Suggestions?  Directions?  Objections?  Rejections!?
>
>Bill Nowlin				"Their ideas; my opinions"
>SRI Intl
>nowlin@ace.sri.com
>(415) 859-5628


try running the Xsgi with -gl or -pseudo option.
see man pages for xstart.
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-- ivan

    Ivan M. Hajadi             hajadi@csd.sgi.com