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From: mkhaw@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA (Mike Khaw)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: X vs. Xsun?
Message-ID: <25881@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA>
Date: 16 Nov 88 22:45:54 GMT
Reply-To: mkhaw@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA (Mike Khaw)
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Organization: Teknowledge, Inc., Palo Alto CA
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What are the differences between the X server named "X" and Xsun?

We have an application (written in Franz Inc's implementation of Common
Windows) that works fine when we start X up with a simple "xinit", but
exhibits poor behavior when started with "xinit -- XSun ..." (when
popup menus are dismissed, the underlying region isn't refreshed,
etc.).  I'm told it has something to do with "X" being a "backing
server"(?).

Also, I'd like to run suntools on the color planes of my 3/110 and X on
the b&w overlay plane, but the "X" server seems to take over both sets
of bit planes (Xsun can be told not to, of course, but then I can't run
the above application).

I've RTFM, but I don't see if it's possible to either (a) get "X" not
to take over all the bit planes, or (b) get "Xsun" to act as a "backing
server", if that's the right terminology.

Thanks,
Mike Khaw
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