Curious behavior of xwd/xpr on DU 4.0C

From: Bryan G. Peterson <peterson_at_physc1.byu.edu>
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 16:21:26 +0000 (MST/MDT)

We are trying to use xwd and xpr to dump X-screens on a Personal Workstation
running DU 4.0C.

The dump sequence:

xwd -out dumpfile.scr
xpr -device ps -output dumpfile.ps dumpfile.scr
lpr dumpfile.ps

The behavior:

if we use "-device ps" on the xpr command it works on graphics screens but not
on text screens (text screen just prints a cursor down in the lower left
corner).

if we use "-device ljet" on the xpr command it says
        "/usr/bin/X11/xpr: Could not read xwd file's image."
and produces no output file. The response is the same whether dumping a
graphics screen or a text screen.

We have tried using both z and xy format dumps with no apparent difference.

Any hints on how to get a more appropriate behavior out of xwd/xpr would be
greatly appreciated.

Bryan Peterson
peterson_at_physc1.byu.edu
Received on Tue Mar 03 1998 - 00:23:11 NZDT

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