ads@cs.qmc.ac.uk (Adam Billyard) (09/08/89)
Anyone know what environment variables etc I need to set up to
make NeWS run in a 1-bit overlay plane on a colour Sun3/60? I
just find colour too slow for my needs. I tried setting
FRAMEBUFFER to the overlayplane device but it didn't like that.
Any suggestions?
Adam.
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BITNET: ads%uk.ac.qmc.cs@ukacrl.bitnet |montnaro@sprite.crd.ge.com (Skip Montanaro) (09/08/89)
Here's the shell script we use to put NeWS in the b/w plane and Suntools in the color plane. (Color 3/60s running SunOS 3.5.) #! /bin/sh # Program: win_news_bw.sh # Version: @(#)win_news_bw.sh 1.2 9/5/88 21:25:00 # Author: Skip Montanaro # Date: 9/1/88 # Description: runs NeWs in 3/60 BW plane, Suntools in Color plane # Environment: # Sun 3, Sun Unix 3.5 # Notes: # # Revision History: # Name Date Comments # ---- ---- -------- # Skip 9/1/88 created # Skip 9/5/88 added wait at end to prevent premature termination export PATH FRAMEBUFFER FRAMEBUFFER=/dev/cgfour0 suntools -8bit_color_only -toggle_enable -d $FRAMEBUFFER & PATH=/usr/NeWS/bin:$PATH FRAMEBUFFER=/dev/bwtwo1 news_server & sleep 10 adjacentscreens /dev/bwtwo1 -r /dev/cgfour0 wait -- Skip Montanaro (montanaro@crdgw1.ge.com)