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Solaris Handbook for Sun Frame Buffers
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Preface
Chapter 1 TurboGXplus Frame Buffer
TurboGXplus-supported Monitors
Default Screen Resolutions
Programming the Screen Resolution
Configuring Monitors Using a UNIX Script
Configuring Monitors Using the PROM Method
Setting Up a Single Monitor Using the PROM Method
Setting Up a Single Monitor Using a UNIX Script
Setting Up Multiple Monitors Using a UNIX Script
Chapter 2 S24 Frame Buffer
S24 Application Compatibility
S24 Frame Buffer Screen Resolutions
Default Screen Resolutions
Changing the Screen Resolution
Chapter 3 SX Frame Buffer
SX-supported Monitors
Default Screen Resolutions
Changing the Screen Resolution
Changing the Pixel Depth
Chapter 4 Creator Graphics Accelerator
Default Screen Resolutions
Supported Screen Resolutions
Changing Screen Resolutions (--res)
Changing Screen Visuals List
Changing the Visual List Order (-linearorder, -overlayorder)
Changing the Default Visual (-deflinear, -defoverlay)
Changing OpenGL Visual Support (-expvis)
Changing SERVER_OVERLAY_VISUALS Support (-sov)
Creator Series 3 Options
Setting Gamma Correction (-g, -gfile)
Choosing Extended Overlay (-extovl)
Impact on Screen Visual List by Various ffbconfig Visual Flags
Effect on the Default Visual and the Visual Group Ordering
Effect on the Number of Visual Instances Within Selected Groups
Addition of the SERVER_OVERLAY_VISUALS Property and the Transparent SOV Visuals in the 8-bit Overlay Group
Stereo Connector
Creator Series 1 Stereo Connector
Creator Series 2 and Series 3 Stereo Connector
Stereo Signal
Chapter 5 The Creator Window System
Creator Visuals
List of Visuals
Overlay and Underlay Structure
Comparison with the SX Accelerator
Gamma Correction
Single Color LUT
Comparing Creator with the ZX Accelerator
Window Manager Implications
Hardware Color LUT Usage
Reducing Colormap Flashing
Notes to End Users
Notes to Programmers
Hardware Window IDs
Cursor Management
Hardware Double Buffering
Device Configuration
Performance Notes
Direct Xlib
The X11perf Benchmark
No Creator Pixel Copy Hardware
Background None Window Transient Color Effects
Chapter 6 XIL Acceleration on the Creator Graphics Accelerator
XIL Data Types
Accelerated Functions
Notes to Table 7-1
Double Buffer Support
Chapter 7 PGX Graphics Accelerator
Supported Screen Resolutions
Changing the Screen Resolution Temporarily
Printing the PGX Hardware Configuration
For More Information
PEX Library Bug Workaround
Chapter 8 Elite3D Graphics Accelerator
Default Screen Resolutions
Supported Screen Resolutions
Changing Screen Resolutions (-res)
Changing Screen Visuals List
Changing the Visual List Order (-linearorder, -overlayorder)
Changing the Default Visual (-deflinear, -defoverlay)
Changing OpenGL Visual Support (-expvis)
Changing SERVER_OVERLAY_VISUALS Support (-sov)
Setting Gamma Correction (-g, -gfile)
Choosing Extended Overlay (-extovl)
Choosing the Number of WIDs and Colors in the Overlay (-maxwids)
Impact on Screen Visual List by Various afbconfig Visual Flags
Effect on the Default Visual and the Visual Group Ordering
Effect on the Number of Visual Instances Within Selected Groups
Addition of the SERVER_OVERLAY_VISUALS Property and the Transparent SOV Visuals in the 8-bit Overlay Group
Stereo Connector
Stereo Signal
Chapter 9 Multiple Monitors on a System
Multiple Monitor Configuration
Device File Names
Checking the Available Frame Buffers
Starting OpenWindows from the Console
Running OpenWindows on Multiple Monitors
Changing the Polling Order
SBus Addresses
Polling Order
Changing the sbus-probe-list
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