Examples of Relevant Graphics Device:

Integrated Color Graphics, Color Graphics cards, Internal Color Graphics X*screens File Screen Option To Use:

3BitCenterColor

Image Text Via BitMap

When using the Xlib XDrawImageString() call to draw text, a visual effect may be seen where text appears to flicker as the background and foreground are drawn in distinct graphics operations. This option is available to eliminate the flicker effect but at the expense of reduced text performance. The option will make the X server first draw text to an off-screen pixmap prior to displaying it to the screen.

X*screens File Screen Option To Use:

ImageTextViaBitMap

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Note: Using this option will reduce text performance.

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The ImageTextViaBitMap screen option is supported on all graphics devices supported on the HP 9000/700 machines, except the following:

PersonalVRX, TurboVRX

Freedom Series™ Graphics (S3150, S3250 and S3400)

Obsolete Environment Variables

These HP-UX 9.x environment variables are no longer supported:

HP_SUPPRESS_TRUECOLOR_VISUAL

HP_COLORMAP_MANAGEMENT_SCHEME

WMSHMSPC

MBX_SWAP_BUFFERS_ON_VBLANK

CRX24_COUNT_TRANSPARENT_IN_OVERLAY_VISUAL

Special Device Files

Special device files are used to communicate between the computer and peripheral devices. The X server requires the use of a special device file for each graphics card present in the system. On HP-UX 10.x systems, five special graphics device files are automatically created. The first or primary graphics card, also known as the "console", uses the "/dev/crt" or "/dev/crt0" device file. The others are called "crt1", "crt2", and "crt3" and also reside in "/dev". Those systems containing multiple graphics devices on a single card (Dual Color Graphics and Dual CRX, for example) need to have special device files manually created for them.

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