Re: [Update REQ 5659]: Geomview 24, 8 or 1 bit -> How about 16 bit

[ptoft at eivind.ei.dtu.dk]

Geomview 16 bit display ??
> 
> Yes Peter, something can indeed be done. You can try downloading a beta
> prerelease of the next version of Geomview. This does provide support
> for 16 bits as well as several other bug fixes, though it is not
> guaranteed to be as stable. Just ftp to ftp.geom.umn.edu and grab:
> 
> /priv/daeron/bin/gvx.linux.gz
> 
> This is a drop in replacement for your gvx binary, so you should *NOT*
> delete your current installation of the Geomview distribution. Simply
> gunzip and rename the downloaded file to "gvx". Then use it to replace
> the "gvx" in your current installation. Please tell us if it works for
> you.
> 
> enjoy,
> Daeron
> 
> state: closed
> 

Again you are on top of the problems and I am glad to say that it worked
right away. 

THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm looking forward to be able to use geomview (the best 3D viewer I know)
to browse VRML files on a Linux system. I think that what you call
WebOOGL. Just tell me if you need beta testers on Linux systems.

Regards - and hope you have a nice day


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