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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

2419.0. "Does Print Screen use default colormap?" by PEACHS::BELDIN () Fri Mar 09 1990 10:27


	A customer asked the following questions:

	The Print Screen function appears to use only the default colormaps
	that are installed on the root window.  Is this correct? The sources
	appear to indicate that this is true.  The customer only found this
	out through trial and error after installing his colormap and using
	his own colors and using print screen - everything came out black.

	Are there any plans to use other than the default colormap in the 
	future for Print Screen?  That is, use colormaps that are specific to 
	an application by somehow finding out which window is using what 
	colormap?  Does UTOX do this?

	Rick Beldin
        CSC/AT
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2419.1FYI...GSRC::WESTVariables don't, Constants aren'tSun Mar 11 1990 17:4915
  Just to let you know...I'm in the process of cleaning up a program I wrote
in Ada that does print screen.  I've added and option to allow you to use
a colormap other than the default.

  The program generates a SIXEL file.  You have the choice of monochrome or
color copies.

  In fact, I hope to be finished with this program sometime today.  When I
do finish it I will post it in the DW_EXAMPLES conference.  Since it is
written in Ada it will only work with VMS. (unless someone wishes to port
it to Verdix (sp?) Ada)...

					-=> Jim <=-
2419.2DECWIN::FISHERPrune Juice: A Warrior&#039;s Drink!Tue Mar 13 1990 12:123
Any chance you could be convinced to make it output CDA?

Burns
2419.3will see what I can do...GSRC::WESTVariables don&#039;t, Constants aren&#039;tTue Mar 13 1990 20:4011

  Funny you should mention that...I just started looking into that format.
I've been wanting something to do with DDIF and CDA and I thought this would
be a good format to try it out.

  Depending on how long it takes me to come up to speed on it I will have
it integrated.  I will let you all know.

					-=> Jim <=-