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From: blaho@hpfcdq.HP.COM (Bruce Blaho)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: How to create non-see_thru windows
Message-ID: <350008@hpfcdq.HP.COM>
Date: 27 Sep 89 14:00:29 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Fort Collins, CO
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>We are running HP-UX 6.5 on a 370 SRX.  If we try and create a new
>window in hpwindows while running Unigraphics, the new window comes
>up transparent (This makes things very difficult to use.)  Does 
>anyone out there know how to create a non see_thru window? (this is a
>retorical question since I'm sure the answer is yes :^)  Using the
>command wcreate would probably work, but how do you attach a process to
>the window?
>
>Thanx in advance,
>
>
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>Alan Maline                          INTERNET: maline@eds.com
>Electronic Data Systems Corp.        PHONE: (313) 265-7225
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>

Alan,

Your problem may be your background color for the newly created windows.
On the SRX the overlay color map entries can be set to "see-thru"  and a
"see-thru"  window is  basically  just a normal  window  with the window
color set to one of these "see-thru" entries.  If you use the same color
for your windows they will also be painted with  "see-thru".  So you may
just need to change  the  background  color for your  windows.  I am not
sure how  Unigraphics  sets up the  color  map, but you might be able to
change some of the entries, too (but you better not change the  see-thru
entry or the Unigraphics windows will be messed up.)

Bruce Blaho
  HP Workstation Group
  Graphics Technology Division, Software Lab