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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

3410.0. "Colors change unexpectedly... " by RUNTUF::PELKEY (Kodachrome Junky) Fri Sep 28 1990 16:38

    Sorry if this has been covered before, but I went about 
    2,000 entries and dind't find anyhing related...
    
    Problem:
    
    Just added a VS2000 to the cluster.
    
    Strange problem,, when IBI Focus is run from this workstation,
    the colors get screwed up.
    
    Yet, should I run focus from my work station (3100) on the
    same cluster, I don't have the problem.  I've looked through
    most of the default settings,,, seems identicle to mine.
    
    Any ideas on something I might have missed..
    
    Is there some set up I can set for the session to avoid this ?
    
    
    PS:
    I remember seeing this with other applications, specifically VTX, but
    I can't remember how I fixed it....  (sigh...)  I think Locking
    User Features had something to do with the VTX problem, (I changed
    a few other things too...) but didn't seem to help this time.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
3410.1		PSW::WINALSKI	Careful with that VAX, Eugene	`Fri Sep 28 1990 18:20`	5
	I'll bet your 3100 is an 8-plane (256 color) system while your 2000 is a 4-plane (16 color) system. If this is the case, there is no way around the problem except to use fewer total colors. --PSW
3410.2	also hardware solution, if you have the board around	MAZE::FUSCI	DEC has it (on backorder) NOW!	`Sun Sep 30 1990 21:27`	8
	re: .0, .1 Since the 8-plane GPX for a 3100 is also supported on VS2000's, another option would be to upgrade the VS2000 to 8-plane, if you happen to have an 8-plane GPX card laying around. (Someone might have upgraded a 3100 to SPX graphics and removed the GPX, perhaps.) Ray
3410.3		PELKEY::PELKEY	Kodachrome Junky	`Mon Oct 01 1990 11:02`	10
	re:1-2,. Bingo! My 3100 is an eight plane, the vs2000 is a four plane. I'll check for a card, but I doubt there's around the house. I'll talk to the user of the workstation, it shoudl be his call from there.