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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

2473.0. "Greyscale under Ultrix?" by MU::PORTER (bliss is ignorance) Mon Mar 19 1990 19:22

I have a PMAX running Ultrix T4.0; until now, the PMAX had a VR290.
Now it has a VR260, since in a fit of generosity, I gave away the
VR290.

What do I have to twiddle to tell the DECwindows server that it's
now doing greyscale rather than pseudocolour?   
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2473.1FLUME::dikeTue Mar 20 1990 07:3246
Xcfb -help tells me the following:
use: X [:<display>] [option]
-a #                   mouse acceleration (pixels)
-bs                    disable any backing store support
-c                     turns off key-click
c #                    key-click volume (0-8)
-co string             color database file
-fc string             cursor font
-fd #                  default font size (75, 100)
-fn string             default font name
-fp string             default font path
+fp path[,path...]     prepend elements to default font path
fp+ path[,path...]     append elements to default font path
-logo                  enable logo in screen saver
nologo                 disable logo in screen saver
-p #                   screen-saver pattern duration (seconds)
-r                     turns off auto-repeat
r                      turns on auto-repeat
-f #                   bell base (0-100)
-x string              loads named extension at init time
-help                  prints message with these options
-s #                   screen-saver timeout (seconds)
-su                    disable any save under support
-t #                   mouse threshold (pixels)
-to #                  connection time out
v                      video blanking for screen-saver
-v                     screen-saver without video blanking
-wm                    WhenMapped default backing-store
-I                     ignore all remaining arguments
ttyxx                  server started from init on /dev/ttyxx


Device Dependent Usage

-dpix <n>          Dots per inch, x coordinate
-dpiy <n>          Dots per inch, y coordinate
-dpi <n>           Dots per inch, x and y coordinates
                   (overrides -dpix and -dpiy above)
-bp #XXX           color for BlackPixel for screen
-wp #XXX           color for WhitePixel for screen
-class <classname> type of Visual for root window
       one of StaticGray, StaticColor, PseudoColor,
       GrayScale, or even TrueColor!

It looks like -class GrayScale might be promising.
				Jeff
2473.2MU::PORTERbliss is ignoranceTue Mar 20 1990 11:212
OK, that works.  Thanks!    (I'd looked up Xcfb with 'man', but it 
doesn't mention the class option there).