Using Visual Classes - Planar DOME Md5/DFP Installation Manual

Using visual classes

A visual class (or visual) is the X Window System™ terminology
to describe the characteristics of a display. X defines the visual
classes listed in this table.
Static Class
• StaticGray
• StaticColor
• TrueColor
Static classes do not support the use of a modifiable colormap,
but the corresponding dynamic classes do.
When connected to grayscale displays, the Md5/DFP board has
a default visual class of GrayScale .
PseudoColor
applications run only on displays with a PseudoColor
default visual class. When the Md5/DFP board is connected
to a grayscale display, you can configure it to emulate
PseudoColor
System with PseudoColor as the default visual class.
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Dynamic Class
• GrayScale
• PseudoColor
• DirectColor
is the most common visual type. Some
for applications by invoking the X Window