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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

2874.0. "ULTRIX 4.0, DECwindows unable to alocate 172 colors" by WPOMM2::ZAMBOTTI (It only works after you ask!) Tue Jun 05 1990 09:32

    Hi people,
    
    I have just installed a CAD package on the DS5000/200 using ULTRIX 4.0
    and I'm sure the 5000 has been configured with the lowest graphic option
    (we only have it for a day or two).  Anyway when I fire up the package
    it responds :
    
    	Unable to allocate 172 colours cells.
    
    So next I :
    
    	setenv DISPLAY other_dec_Station:0.0
    
    and fire up the application again and this time no problems.  The other
    DECstation by the way is running ULTRIX 3.1 UWS 2.1.
    
    Why does it seem that ULTRIX 4.0 has allocated so many colour cells for
    it self and is there a way I can get some of them back ?
    
    Help,
    
    Walter Zambotti.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2874.1		STAR::MCLEMAN	Jeff McLeman, VMS development	`Tue Jun 05 1990 11:04`	4
	Sounds like DPS is allocating some cells. THere is reference in this conference about a resoruce that limits the allocation of color cells by DPS. jeff
2874.2	*initializeDPS: False	SUBWAY::GRAHAM	The revolution will be televised	`Sat Jun 09 1990 16:09`	5
	In the 'root' area .Xdefaults, put the following, and restart the X server. *initializeDPS: False