Using Pro X with Exceed X-windows Emulator

A Technical Publication of Visidaq Solutions, Inc.

Using Visidaq Pro X Software

with Exceed^® X-Windows Emulator

SYSTEM SETUP
The following are descriptions of setup and configuration parameters determined to work best when operating Visidaq Pro X software on a PC system using Hummingbird X-Windows emulator. Setup examples are from Exceed Multiplatform V6.01/V5.2.1. If you are using an earlier version you may need to locate the appropriate setup parameter in a different screen. Using these settings allows the Visidaq Pro X software to be operated in each of the Strip Chart, XY Plot, and Page Display modes.

1.) IMPORTANT: Visidaq Pro X software works best when used in its highest display resolution mode of 1280 x 1024 and using 256 colors only. First, your PC’s video configuration and monitor should be setup in this resolution to take advantage of the best displays. If colors are set to anything except 256 you may get graphics errors. Use your operating system’s My Computer, Control Panel and Display Properties utilities to adjust the screen setting. (Fig. 1, 2 & 3)

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EXCEED SETUP
1.) Next, open exceed.cfg-Xconfig (Fig. 4) using Exceed’s Xconfig Icon. (Fig. 5) Click to open the Video Icon. (Fig. 6) Set “Server Visual” to PseudoColor. Select “Compute based on Monitor DPI”. Select “Preserve System Colors” and select “Preallocate System Colors in Default Colormap”.

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2.) Exit the Video and open the Screen Definition Icon. Select file tab for “Screen 0”. (Fig. 7) Set Window Mode to “Multiple”. Select “Panning” and set Speed to “Fast” with Amount set to “100”. Set Root Size to Width “1280” and Height to “1024”. Set Window Manager to “Native”. Select “Use Native WM for Embedded Clients”.

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3.) Click on the “Advanced” button. This opens Multiple Window Mode A. (Fig. 8) For Root Drawing select “Background Only”. Select “Root Mouse Actions to X” and select “Track Mouse”.

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4.) Select file tab for “Common Settings”. (Fig. 9) For Native Window Manager Focus Policy select “Click”. Select “Enable Server Reset”.

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5.) Select file tab for “Monitor Info”. (Fig. 10) For Resolution of a Single Monitor select for Width “1280” and for Height “1024”.

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6.) Exit from Screen Definitions and open the X Performance Icon. (Fig. 11) For System Resource Usage select “Unlimited” and select “Dynamic Adjust”. For Drawing select each of the following: “Exact Zero-Width Lines”, “Maximize x11 perf Results”, “Batch Requests”, “Defer Palette Changes”, “Save Unders”. For Maximum Backing Store select “Always”. For Default Backing Store select “When Mapped”. For Minimum Backing Store select “When Mapped”.

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7.) Exit from X Performance and open the Protocol Icon. Select "Use 32 Bits per Pixel For TrueColor". (Fig. 12)

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8.) Next, exit from Protocol and open the Input Icon. (Fig. 13) Select for Keyboard in both Primary and Alternate “us.kbf”. Select “Allow Clients to Modify Keyboard Mapping”. For Mouse select “Middle Button Emulation”.

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9.) Exit from Input and open a Xterm. Start the Visidaq program by entering Visidaq. (Fig. 14)

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