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- Subject: 20020321: 20020320: Gempak
- Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 11:00:10 -0700
Robert, Have tyou tried truning down the number of colors that KDE uses for all those icons? http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/gempak/tutorial/gifs/linux_kde1.gif Steve Chiswell Unidata User Support >From: Robert Leche <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200203211711.g2LHBja04806 > >--------------B5E7FA245F7ACBD343150C86 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Hello Steve, > >Success! >Gempak will operate with the 'TWM' window manager. So we are back in business. > The >FVWM window manager does not seem to be an option on our Linux boxes, however. >While this work around allows use to use gempak, the TWM solution falls short. > Our >users are not comfortable with TWM. This means the Gempak product will receiv > e >less use than other wise it would especially with the student users. > >We have an important use for the Gempak product suite for disaster and emergen > cy >operations. The SRCC will be working with the state and federal officials in >disaster and emergency drills occurring in April. Gempak is one tool we plan t > o >use to present climate information to the officials during this drill (and als > o >during any real emergencies). As you are well aware, the lack of colors causes >problems with not only Gempak but also other applications. To support this dri > ll, >Applications required to support the event (as a minimum) are Gempak, a web >browser, a mail client, and a word processor. While technically this achievabl > e, >the results of the displays are poor and TWM lacks the components of a desk to > p >that makes it efficient.. The plan is to project video from our system(s) whic > h >allow everyone in the emergency center to view the products generated by the >Gempak tools. > >Our option of the Gempak suite is, it is a fine product line, well worth the >effort to expand the video capability. We are still hoping Gempak will receive >re-engineering allowing it to operate with a standard Linux window manager suc > h as >KDE and with video color depth greater than 8 bits. > >While we are hoping for this fix, we are also interested in hearing of any "fi > x" >that would allow the Redhat's (version 7.2 Redhat) implementation of KDE to >consume less colors, thus allowing Gempak to function within KDE. > >Thanks for the help, > >Bob > > > >Unidata Support wrote: > >> Robert, >> >> Looks like your window manager is reserving lots of colors: >> 229 shared read-only color cells. >> Possibly KDE has flown the way of GNOME in eating all the colors. >> >> Have you tried using TWM or FVWM? >> >> One solution is to run 2 X servers, so the second can be 8 bits >> with TWM window manager, while the other can have the full benefit of 24 bit > s >> and the ability to use GNOME or whatever your favorite windowing >> environment is. >> >> Steve Chiswell >> Unidata User Support >> >> >From: Robert Leche <address@hidden> >> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >> >Keywords: 200203202033.g2KKX7a27161 >> >> > >> >--------------DD9DE772946EFEB58AF07C47 >> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 >> >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> > >> >Hello Anne, Steve and all! >> >Has anyone reported problems with Gempak and Redhat 7.2 ? >> > >> >Recently, a system was upgraded to Linux with Redhat 7.2 with >> >XFree86-4.01-3 and KDE-2-2. This upgrade has caused the failure of >> >Gempak. Prior to upgrade, the system was running 7.1 linux and the >> >gempak was gempak_upc5.6.d.1. When this problem became apparent, the >> >latest Gempak gempak_upc5.6.e.1 was installed. But, after reinstalling >> >with version 'e', gempak still had problems. It will not start. It looks >> >like we are back to the lack of colors again. The following shows the >> >lack of colors. >> > >> >[gempak@oe ~]$ freeColors >> > >> > >> > CURRENTLY YOUR SYSTEM HAS: >> > ======================================== >> > 256 total color cells. >> > 27 free color cells. >> > 229 shared read-only color cells. >> > 0 private writeable color cells. >> > ======================================== >> > >> >[gempak@oe ~]$ cleanvgf >> >[gempak@oe ~]$ freeColors >> > >> > CURRENTLY YOUR SYSTEM HAS: >> > ======================================== >> > 256 total color cells. >> > 27 free color cells. >> > 229 shared read-only color cells. >> > 0 private writeable color cells. >> > ======================================== >> > >> >[gempak@oe ~]$ ntl -s 16 & >> >[1] 2525 >> >[gempak@oe ~]$ Resource File: /home/gempak/resource/Ntop >> >graphic, satellite, radar -- 33 16 20 >> > Request total # of colors = 69 >> > Current available system colors = 24 >> > >> > >> >The X11 session is configured to 8 bit mode and was started before any >> >other application was started (Netscape). >> > >> >The following is a blurb from the XFree86Config: >> > >> >Section "Screen" >> > Driver "svga" >> > # Use Device "Generic VGA" for Standard VGA 320x200x256 >> > #Device "Generic VGA" >> > Device "S3 Savage/MX" >> > Monitor "Generic Laptop Display Panel 1280x1024" >> > DefaultColorDepth 8 >> > Subsection "Display" >> > Depth 8 >> > # Omit the Modes line for the "Generic VGA" device >> > Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" >> > ViewPort 0 0 >> > EndSubsection >> >EndSection >> > >> ># The 16-color VGA server >> > >> >Section "Screen" >> > Driver "vga16" >> > Device "Generic VGA" >> > Monitor "Generic Laptop Display Panel 1280x1024" >> > Subsection "Display" >> > Modes "640x480" "800x600" >> > ViewPort 0 0 >> > EndSubsection >> >EndSection >> > >> ># The Mono server >> > >> >Section "Screen" >> > Driver "vga2" >> > Device "Generic VGA" >> > Monitor "Generic Laptop Display Panel 1280x1024" >> > Subsection "Display" >> > Modes "640x480" "800x600" >> > ViewPort 0 0 >> > EndSubsection >> >EndSection >> > >> ># The accelerated servers (S3, Mach32, Mach8, 8514, P9000, AGX, W32, >> >Mach64 >> ># I128, and S3V) >> >Section "Screen" >> > Driver "accel" >> > Device "S3 Savage/MX" >> > Monitor "Generic Laptop Display Panel 1280x1024" >> > DefaultColorDepth 8 >> > Subsection "Display" >> > Depth 8 >> > Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" >> > ViewPort 0 0 >> > EndSubsection >> >EndSection >> > >> >Ideas? >> > >> > >> >-- >> > >> >---------------------------------------------------------------- >> >Robert Leche >> >System Administrator >> >Louisiana State University - Southern Regional Climate Center >> >260 Howe-Russell Building >> >Baton Rouge, La. 70803 >> >address@hidden >> >225 578 5023 >> >---------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > >> > >> >--------------DD9DE772946EFEB58AF07C47 >> >Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-15 >> >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> > >> ><!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> >> ><html> >> >Hello Anne, Steve and all! >> ><br>Has anyone reported problems with Gempak and Redhat 7.2 ? >> ><p>Recently, a system was upgraded to Linux with Redhat 7.2 with XFree86-4. > 01- >> > 3 >> >and KDE-2-2. This upgrade has caused the failure of Gempak. Prior to upgrad > e, >> >the system was running 7.1 linux and the gempak was gempak_upc5.6.d.1. >> >When this problem became apparent, the latest Gempak gempak_upc5.6.e.1 >> >was installed. But, after reinstalling with version 'e', gempak still had >> >problems. It will not start. It looks like we are back to the lack of color > s >> >again. The following shows the lack of colors. >> ><p>[gempak@oe ~]$ freeColors >> ><br> >> ><p> > &nb >> > sp; >> >CURRENTLY YOUR SYSTEM HAS: >> ><br>   > ;&n >> > bsp; >> >======================================== >> ><br>   > ;&n >> > bsp; >> >256 total color cells. >> ><br>   > ;&n >> > bsp; >> >27 free color cells. >> ><br>   > ;&n >> > bsp; >> >229 shared read-only color cells. >> ><br>   > ;&n >> > bsp; >> >0 private writeable color cells. >> ><br>   > ;&n >> > bsp; >> >======================================== >> ><p>[gempak@oe ~]$ cleanvgf >> ><br>[gempak@oe ~]$ freeColors >> ><p> > &nb >> > sp; >> >CURRENTLY YOUR SYSTEM HAS: >> ><br>   > ;&n >> > bsp; >> >======================================== >> ><br>   > ;&n >> > bsp; >> >256 total color cells. >> ><br>   > ;&n >> > bsp; >> >27 free color cells. >> ><br>   > ;&n >> > bsp; >> >229 shared read-only color cells. >> ><br>   > ;&n >> > bsp; >> >0 private writeable color cells. >> ><br>   > ;&n >> > bsp; >> >======================================== >> ><p>[gempak@oe ~]$ ntl -s 16 & >> ><br>[1] 2525 >> ><br>[gempak@oe ~]$ Resource File: /home/gempak/resource/Ntop >> ><br>graphic, satellite, radar -- 33 16 20 >> ><br> Request total # of >> >colors = 69 >> ><br> Current available >> >system colors = 24 >> ><br> >> ><p>The X11 session is configured to 8 bit mode and was started before any >> >other application was started (Netscape). >> ><p>The following is a blurb from the XFree86Config: >> ><p>Section "Screen" >> ><br> Driver "svga" >> ><br> # Use Device "Generic VGA" for Standard VGA 320x200x > 256 >> ><br> #Device "Generic VGA" >> ><br> Device "S3 Savage/MX" >> ><br> Monitor "Generic Laptop >> >Display Panel 1280x1024" >> ><br> DefaultColorDepth 8 >> ><br> Subsection "Display" >> ><br> Depth   > ;&n >> > bsp; >> >8 >> ><br> # Omit the Modes line for >> >the "Generic VGA" device >> ><br> Modes   > ;&n >> > bsp; >> >"1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" >> ><br> ViewPort >> >0 0 >> ><br> EndSubsection >> ><br>EndSection >> ><p># The 16-color VGA server >> ><p>Section "Screen" >> ><br> Driver "vga16" >> ><br> Device "Generic VGA" >> ><br> Monitor "Generic Laptop >> >Display Panel 1280x1024" >> ><br> Subsection "Display" >> ><br> Modes   > ;&n >> > bsp; >> >"640x480" "800x600" >> ><br> ViewPort >> >0 0 >> ><br> EndSubsection >> ><br>EndSection >> ><p># The Mono server >> ><p>Section "Screen" >> ><br> Driver "vga2" >> ><br> Device "Generic VGA" >> ><br> Monitor "Generic Laptop >> >Display Panel 1280x1024" >> ><br> Subsection "Display" >> ><br> Modes   > ;&n >> > bsp; >> >"640x480" "800x600" >> ><br> ViewPort >> >0 0 >> ><br> EndSubsection >> ><br>EndSection >> ><p># The accelerated servers (S3, Mach32, Mach8, 8514, P9000, AGX, W32, >> >Mach64 >> ><br># I128, and S3V) >> ><br>Section "Screen" >> ><br> Driver "accel" >> ><br> Device "S3 Savage/MX" >> ><br> Monitor "Generic Laptop >> >Display Panel 1280x1024" >> ><br> DefaultColorDepth 8 >> ><br> Subsection "Display" >> ><br> Depth   > ;&n >> > bsp; >> >8 >> ><br> Modes   > ;&n >> > bsp; >> >"1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" >> ><br> ViewPort >> >0 0 >> ><br> EndSubsection >> ><br>EndSection >> ><p>Ideas? >> ><br> >> ><pre>-- >> > >> >---------------------------------------------------------------- >> >Robert Leche >> >System Administrator >> >Louisiana State University - Southern Regional Climate Center >> >260 Howe-Russell Building >> >Baton Rouge, La. 70803 >> >address@hidden >> >225 578 5023 >> >----------------------------------------------------------------</pre> >> > </html> >> > >> >--------------DD9DE772946EFEB58AF07C47-- >> > >> >> **************************************************************************** >> Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program >> (303)497-8644 P.O. Box 3000 >> address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Unidata WWW Service http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ >> **************************************************************************** > >-- > >---------------------------------------------------------------- >Robert Leche >System Administrator >Louisiana State University - Southern Regional Climate Center >260 Howe-Russell Building >Baton Rouge, La. 70803 >address@hidden >225 578 5023 >---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >--------------B5E7FA245F7ACBD343150C86 >Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-15 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > ><!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> ><html> >Hello Steve, ><p>Success! ><br>Gempak will operate with the 'TWM' window manager. So we are back in >business. The FVWM window manager does not seem to be an option on our >Linux boxes, however. While this work around allows use to use gempak, >the TWM solution falls short. Our users are not comfortable with >TWM. This means the Gempak product will receive less use than other wise >it would especially with the student users. ><p>We have an important use for the Gempak product suite for disaster and >emergency operations. The SRCC will be working with the state and federal >officials in disaster and emergency drills occurring in April. Gempak >is one tool we plan to use to present climate information to the officials >during this drill (and also during any real emergencies). As you are well >aware, the lack of colors causes problems with not only Gempak but also >other applications. To support this drill, Applications required to support >the event (as a minimum) are Gempak, a web browser, a mail client, and >a word processor. While technically this achievable, the results of the >displays are poor and TWM lacks the components of a desk top that >makes it efficient.. The plan is to project video from our system(s) which >allow everyone in the emergency center to view the products generated by >the Gempak tools. ><p>Our option of the Gempak suite is, it is a fine product line, >well worth the effort to expand the video capability. We are still hoping >Gempak will receive re-engineering allowing it to operate with a >standard Linux window manager such as KDE and with video color depth greater >than 8 bits. ><p>While we are hoping for this fix, we are also interested in hearing >of any "fix" that would allow the Redhat's (version 7.2 Redhat) implemen > tation >of KDE to consume less colors, thus allowing Gempak to function within >KDE. ><p>Thanks for the help, ><p>Bob ><br> ><br> ><p>Unidata Support wrote: ><blockquote TYPE=CITE>Robert, ><p>Looks like your window manager is reserving lots of colors: ><br> 229 shared read-only color cells. ><br>Possibly KDE has flown the way of GNOME in eating all the colors. ><p>Have you tried using TWM or FVWM? ><p>One solution is to run 2 X servers, so the second can be 8 bits ><br>with TWM window manager, while the other can have the full benefit >of 24 bits ><br>and the ability to use GNOME or whatever your favorite windowing ><br>environment is. ><p>Steve Chiswell ><br>Unidata User Support ><p>>From: Robert Leche <address@hidden> ><br>>Organization: UCAR/Unidata ><br>>Keywords: 200203202033.g2KKX7a27161 ><p>> ><br>>--------------DD9DE772946EFEB58AF07C47 ><br>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 ><br>>Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ><br>> ><br>>Hello Anne, Steve and all! ><br>>Has anyone reported problems with Gempak and Redhat 7.2 ? ><br>> ><br>>Recently, a system was upgraded to Linux with Redhat 7.2 with ><br>>XFree86-4.01-3 and KDE-2-2. This upgrade has caused the failure of ><br>>Gempak. Prior to upgrade, the system was running 7.1 linux and the ><br>>gempak was gempak_upc5.6.d.1. When this problem became apparent, the ><br>>latest Gempak gempak_upc5.6.e.1 was installed. But, after reinstalling ><br>>with version 'e', gempak still had problems. It will not start. It >looks ><br>>like we are back to the lack of colors again. The following shows >the ><br>>lack of colors. ><br>> ><br>>[gempak@oe ~]$ freeColors ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> & > nbsp; >CURRENTLY YOUR SYSTEM HAS: ><br>> & > nbsp; >======================================== ><br>> & > nbsp; >256 total color cells. ><br>> & > nbsp; >27 free color cells. ><br>> & > nbsp; >229 shared read-only color cells. ><br>> & > nbsp; >0 private writeable color cells. ><br>> & > nbsp; >======================================== ><br>> ><br>>[gempak@oe ~]$ cleanvgf ><br>>[gempak@oe ~]$ freeColors ><br>> ><br>> & > nbsp; >CURRENTLY YOUR SYSTEM HAS: ><br>> & > nbsp; >======================================== ><br>> & > nbsp; >256 total color cells. ><br>> & > nbsp; >27 free color cells. ><br>> & > nbsp; >229 shared read-only color cells. ><br>> & > nbsp; >0 private writeable color cells. ><br>> & > nbsp; >======================================== ><br>> ><br>>[gempak@oe ~]$ ntl -s 16 & ><br>>[1] 2525 ><br>>[gempak@oe ~]$ Resource File: /home/gempak/resource/Ntop ><br>>graphic, satellite, radar -- 33 16 20 ><br>> Request total # of >colors = 69 ><br>> Current available >system colors = 24 ><br>> ><br>> ><br>>The X11 session is configured to 8 bit mode and was started before >any ><br>>other application was started (Netscape). ><br>> ><br>>The following is a blurb from the XFree86Config: ><br>> ><br>>Section "Screen" ><br>> Driver "svga" ><br>> # Use Device "Generic VGA" for Standard VGA 320x200x25 > 6 ><br>> #Device "Generic >VGA" ><br>> Device "S3 Savage/MX" ><br>> Monitor "Generic Laptop >Display Panel 1280x1024" ><br>> DefaultColorDepth 8 ><br>> Subsection "Display" ><br>> Depth & > nbsp; >8 ><br>> # Omit the Modes line for >the "Generic VGA" device ><br>> Modes & > nbsp; >"1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" ><br>> ViewPort >0 0 ><br>> EndSubsection ><br>>EndSection ><br>> ><br>># The 16-color VGA server ><br>> ><br>>Section "Screen" ><br>> Driver "vga16" ><br>> Device "Generic VGA" ><br>> Monitor "Generic Laptop >Display Panel 1280x1024" ><br>> Subsection "Display" ><br>> Modes & > nbsp; >"640x480" "800x600" ><br>> ViewPort >0 0 ><br>> EndSubsection ><br>>EndSection ><br>> ><br>># The Mono server ><br>> ><br>>Section "Screen" ><br>> Driver "vga2" ><br>> Device "Generic VGA" ><br>> Monitor "Generic Laptop >Display Panel 1280x1024" ><br>> Subsection "Display" ><br>> Modes & > nbsp; >"640x480" "800x600" ><br>> ViewPort >0 0 ><br>> EndSubsection ><br>>EndSection ><br>> ><br>># The accelerated servers (S3, Mach32, Mach8, 8514, P9000, AGX, W32, ><br>>Mach64 ><br>># I128, and S3V) ><br>>Section "Screen" ><br>> Driver "accel" ><br>> Device "S3 Savage/MX" ><br>> Monitor "Generic Laptop >Display Panel 1280x1024" ><br>> DefaultColorDepth 8 ><br>> Subsection "Display" ><br>> Depth & > nbsp; >8 ><br>> Modes & > nbsp; >"1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" ><br>> ViewPort >0 0 ><br>> EndSubsection ><br>>EndSection ><br>> ><br>>Ideas? ><br>> ><br>> ><br>>-- ><br>> ><br>>---------------------------------------------------------------- ><br>>Robert Leche ><br>>System Administrator ><br>>Louisiana State University - Southern Regional Climate Center ><br>>260 Howe-Russell Building ><br>>Baton Rouge, La. 70803 ><br>>address@hidden ><br>>225 578 5023 ><br>>---------------------------------------------------------------- ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>>--------------DD9DE772946EFEB58AF07C47 ><br>>Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-15 ><br>>Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ><br>> ><br>><!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> ><br>><html> ><br>>Hello Anne, Steve and all! ><br>><br>Has anyone reported problems with Gempak and Redhat 7.2 ? ><br>><p>Recently, a system was upgraded to Linux with Redhat 7.2 with >XFree86-4.01- ><br>> 3 ><br>>and KDE-2-2. This upgrade has caused the failure of Gempak. Prior >to upgrade, ><br>>the system was running 7.1 linux and the gempak was gempak_upc5.6.d.1. ><br>>When this problem became apparent, the latest Gempak gempak_upc5.6.e.1 ><br>>was installed. But, after reinstalling with version 'e', gempak still >had ><br>>problems. It will not start. It looks like we are back to the lack >of colors ><br>>again. The following shows the lack of colors. ><br>><p>[gempak@oe ~]$ freeColors ><br>><br>&nbsp; ><br>><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb > sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb ><br>> sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp > ;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ><br>>CURRENTLY YOUR SYSTEM HAS: ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n ><br>> bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ><br>>======================================== ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n ><br>> bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ><br>>256 total color cells. ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n ><br>> bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ><br>>27 free&nbsp; color cells. ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n ><br>> bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ><br>>229 shared read-only color cells. ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n ><br>> bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ><br>>0 private writeable color cells. ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n ><br>> bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ><br>>======================================== ><br>><p>[gempak@oe ~]$ cleanvgf ><br>><br>[gempak@oe ~]$ freeColors ><br>><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb > sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb ><br>> sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp > ;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ><br>>CURRENTLY YOUR SYSTEM HAS: ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n ><br>> bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ><br>>======================================== ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n ><br>> bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ><br>>256 total color cells. ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n ><br>> bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ><br>>27 free&nbsp; color cells. ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n ><br>> bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ><br>>229 shared read-only color cells. ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n ><br>> bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ><br>>0 private writeable color cells. ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n ><br>> bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ><br>>======================================== ><br>><p>[gempak@oe ~]$ ntl -s 16 &amp; ><br>><br>[1] 2525 ><br>><br>[gempak@oe ~]$ Resource <a href="File: ">File:&nbsp</a>; >/home/gempak/resource/Ntop ><br>><br>graphic, satellite, radar -- 33 16 20 ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp;&nbsp; >Request total # of ><br>>colors = 69 ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp;&nbsp; >Current available ><br>>system colors = 24 ><br>><br>&nbsp; ><br>><p>The X11 session is configured to 8 bit mode and was started >before any ><br>>other application was started (Netscape). ><br>><p>The following is a blurb from the XFree86Config: ><br>><p>Section "Screen" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Driver&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp > ;&nbsp;&nbsp; >"svga" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; # Use Device "Generic VGA" for >Standard VGA 320x200x256 ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #Device&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs > p;&nbsp;&nbsp; >"Generic VGA" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Device&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp > ;&nbsp;&nbsp; >"S3 Savage/MX" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Monitor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs > p;&nbsp; >"Generic Laptop ><br>>Display Panel 1280x1024" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; DefaultColorDepth&nbsp;&nbs > p; >8 ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Subsection "Display" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp; >Depth&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n ><br>> bsp;&nbsp; ><br>>8 ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp; ># Omit the Modes line for ><br>>the "Generic VGA" device ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp; >Modes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n ><br>> bsp;&nbsp; ><br>>"1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp; >ViewPort&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ><br>>0 0 ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; EndSubsection ><br>><br>EndSection ><br>><p># The 16-color VGA server ><br>><p>Section "Screen" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Driver&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp > ;&nbsp;&nbsp; >"vga16" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Device&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp > ;&nbsp;&nbsp; >"Generic VGA" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Monitor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs > p;&nbsp; >"Generic Laptop ><br>>Display Panel 1280x1024" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Subsection "Display" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp; >Modes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n ><br>> bsp;&nbsp; ><br>>"640x480" "800x600" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp; >ViewPort&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ><br>>0 0 ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; EndSubsection ><br>><br>EndSection ><br>><p># The Mono server ><br>><p>Section "Screen" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Driver&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp > ;&nbsp;&nbsp; >"vga2" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Device&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp > ;&nbsp;&nbsp; >"Generic VGA" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Monitor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs > p;&nbsp; >"Generic Laptop ><br>>Display Panel 1280x1024" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Subsection "Display" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp; >Modes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n ><br>> bsp;&nbsp; ><br>>"640x480" "800x600" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp; >ViewPort&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ><br>>0 0 ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; EndSubsection ><br>><br>EndSection ><br>><p># The accelerated servers (S3, Mach32, Mach8, 8514, P9000, AGX, >W32, ><br>>Mach64 ><br>><br># I128, and S3V) ><br>><br>Section "Screen" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Driver&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp > ;&nbsp;&nbsp; >"accel" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Device&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp > ;&nbsp;&nbsp; >"S3 Savage/MX" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Monitor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs > p;&nbsp; >"Generic Laptop ><br>>Display Panel 1280x1024" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; DefaultColorDepth&nbsp;&nbs > p; >8 ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Subsection "Display" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp; >Depth&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n ><br>> bsp;&nbsp; ><br>>8 ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp; >Modes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n ><br>> bsp;&nbsp; ><br>>"1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n > bsp; >ViewPort&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ><br>>0 0 ><br>><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; EndSubsection ><br>><br>EndSection ><br>><p>Ideas? ><br>><br>&nbsp; ><br>><pre>--&nbsp; ><br>> ><br>>---------------------------------------------------------------- ><br>>Robert Leche ><br>>System Administrator ><br>>Louisiana State University - Southern Regional Climate Center ><br>>260 Howe-Russell Building ><br>>Baton Rouge, La. 70803 ><br>>address@hidden ><br>>225 578 5023 ><br>>----------------------------------------------------------------</pre> ><br>>&nbsp;</html> ><br>> ><br>>--------------DD9DE772946EFEB58AF07C47-- ><br>> ><p>*************************************************************************** > * >< ><br>Unidata User Support >   > ; &nbs > p; >UCAR Unidata Program < ><br>(303)497-8644 & > nbsp; >   > ; &nbs > p; >P.O. 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