Hi all:
We have two image display programs (ximtool and SAOimage) which we use
to view/manipulate astronomical images. Neither of these programs can
run on 24-bit hardware. We just got two 600A/500's with 24-bit display
adapters, thus our problem. We need to run these two programs, but they
crash when the default Xserver is running on these machines. Is it
possible to:
1) Change the bit depth on a per-session basis, so that users
who what to have 24-bit display will have it, while those users that
need to run SAOimage and ximtool can chose 8-bit for their work.
OR
2) If the above is not possible, run an 8-bit Xserver on our
hardware until the above programs support 24-bit displays.
Our graphics card is a PBXGB-AA
Thanks in advance,
Cheers,
--Lee
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R. Lee Hawkins lhawkins_at_annie.wellesley.edu
Department of Astronomy lhawkins_at_wellesley.edu
Whitin Observatory
http://www.astro.wellesley.edu/lhawkins/lee.html
Wellesley College Ph. 781-283-2708
Wellesley, MA 02181 FAX 781-283-3667
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Received on Fri May 22 1998 - 21:44:19 NZST