molloyt@ul.ie (03/12/90)
I've installed LaTeX on a VAXstation 3100 running Ultrix V3.0
and UWS V2.0 and also on a Sun 3/80 running SunOs 4.0.
In both cases LaTeX is working fine as is dvi2ps which we use
for conversion to Postscript.
My problem is with the previewers. I've tried both TeXsun and
TeXx from the same distribution tape. TeXsun works fine.
TeXx compiles on the VAXstation but will not run correctly.
When you run TeXx it creates the initial window and may start
to display text on it. Then it crashes with the X11 error
X protocol error detected by server: parameter mismatch
Failed request major op code 70 X_PolyFillRectangle
Failed request minor op code 0 (if applicable)
ResourceID 0x10000a in failed request (if applicable)
Serial number of failed request 51
Current serial number in output stream 52
I've traced the problem to a call to XFillRectangle but the
parameters appear to be ok ( I'm not a Cxpert).
Can anyone suggest the cause of the problem or preferably
has anyone got the location of a working TeXx under Ultrix
and X11 that I can get access to over FTP
Thanks for any help
Tony Molloy.
( A "VMS hacker" who is now fighting Ultrix, C, X-Windows,
and TeX all at the same time ).