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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:STAR::VATNE
Created:Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3726
Total number of notes:19516

605.0. "Decterm title bar rendering bug?" by Z::TENNY (Dave Tenny - VAX LISP development) Sun Apr 16 1989 17:49

I hope this is easily answered.  I looked through this
conference and back to 21-NOV of DECWINDOWS_OLD and
couldn't find answers.

The problem:

I have just installed SDC VMS 5.1 and whatever the corresponding
SDC decwindows version is.

When my decterm title bars are highlighted (have input focus),
the text becomes unreadable.  The letters are rendered
in a wierd color, and apparently share colormap entries
with the mouse pointer!  (i.e., if I change the mouse pointer,
or make it cross boundaries so that its colors change, text in
the highlighted title bar also changes).

Further, this may be related to similiar behaviour 
when running XTREK.  All graphics for planets and planet names
are completely unreadable.

I have a 16meg color GPX.  The bug isn't making the machine
unusable, but none of my title bars are readable when
highlighted.

Is this related to the INDRIVER problem?  I've also found
references to it, but couldn't find out what the INDRIVER
problem was.  Do I need a new .exe?

Help!

Dave Tenny
DTN 291-8013
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605.1LESLIE::LESLIESafe with Septic TanksSun Apr 16 1989 18:0612
    Seems to me that I recall that when you go to SDC 5.1 you have to select
    the system defaults in the Sesson Manager "Customize" pulldown menu,
    redoing your customisation afterwards and saving them.
    
    This was due to some changes in resource names and such stuff,
    including font names etc. This may well be your problem.
    
    Also check if you have a DECW$XDEFAULTS.DAT specifying fonts and/or
    colours. These entries will need to be altered/deleted.
    
    Andy
605.2Z::TENNYDave Tenny - VAX LISP developmentMon Apr 17 1989 11:3212
It isn't that the colors are selected in any funny
fashion for various places.  The problem is that 
for some renderings (decterm title bars, xtrek),
things are just plain screwed up, and it appears that part
of it is somebody pointing to the pointer color map
when they shouldn't be.

I checked the sys$manager and user decw$xdefaults.dat files,
they are either missing or devoid of color specifications.

Dave
605.3DECWIN::FISHERBurns Fisher 381-1466, ZKO3-4/W23Mon Apr 17 1989 11:459
Is this a 4-plane GPX, per chance?  I wonder if you have the old "Regis
colormap" problem?  Try setting your terminal to NOREGIS.  If this works,
then search through your command files (login.com, sylogin.com, etc)
to make sure you are not doing something that sends Regis commands. 
VTX is a possibility.  Also some people have sent regis commands to set
their text colors.

Burns