Original query:
>System is an DEC 200 4/233 running OSF 3.2C. When the user has netscape 3.0
>running and tries to use any other application that needs colors (like xfig
>or matlab) the new application apparently can't get enough space in the
>color map and it comes up with a blank screen. It appears that only netscape
>does this. Is this a familiar problem to any of you and are there any hints
>on how one might solve it?
There were many replies on how to fix this - it appears that this is a well-
known problem. The replies fell into four groups:
1. Use the command "netscape -install" to have netscape install its own
colormap. Primary drawback is that the rest of the screen has some rather
unique colors when the netscape window has the focus and the netscape colors
get interesting when it doesn't have the focus. Characterizations of the
effect ranged from "carnival colors" to a "bad acid flashback."
2. Use the command "netscape -no-install" to use the default colormap
instead of creating its own.
3. Limits the number of colormap entries that netscape can use by using the
command "netscape -ncols nn" where nn is empiricaly determined. Suggestions
for "nn" ranged from 220 to 48 with 64 to 96 being the most common.
4. Add a limit in the .Xdefaults file for the number of colors netscape
is allowed to use with the line
Netscape*maxImageColors: nn
where nn is less than 256 (range 220 to 48 as in #3).
Options 3 and 4 seem to be good choices for now. Many thanks to all who
replied including the following:
Mike Iglesias <iglesias_at_draco.acs.uci.edu>
"Jeffrey G. Micono 6533 (Ktech)" <jgmicon_at_sandia.gov>
Dave Wolinski <wolinski_at_umaxp4.physics.lsa.umich.edu>
GLADNEY_at_stsci.edu
Gyula Szokoly <szgyula_at_arrakis.pha.jhu.edu>
Larry Griffith <larry_at_garfield.wsc.mass.edu>
Anthony Talltree <aad_at_nwnet.net>
Jon Reeves <reeves_at_zk3.dec.com>
Rich Kulawiec <rsk_at_itw.com>
"Carlos Medina --Admon. Sistema" <cmedina_at_venus.javeriana.edu.co>
Phil Edwards <pedwards_at_valhalla.cs.wright.edu>
Laurent Deniel <deniel_at_worldnet.fr>
Olle Eriksson <olle_at_cb.uu.se>
Starlink Software Librarian <star_at_uclan.ac.uk>
Peter Stern <peter_at_wiscpa.weizmann.ac.il>
Charles_Johnson_at_ncsu.edu
Hellebo Knut <Knut.Hellebo_at_nho.hydro.com>
Paul Henderson <pgh_at_unx.dec.com>
Winfried Huber <win_at_tukan.ffb.eunet.de>
Petrie L M <lmp_at_xncse1.orfs.ornl.gov>
<mlroberts_at_dow.com>
Bryan Peterson
peterson_at_physc1.byu.edu
Received on Tue Feb 11 1997 - 06:04:50 NZDT