XDV -thorough and greyscaling

[David Purton <dcpurton@chariot.net.au>]

Hi - I've noticed a strange problem with xdvi under potato and slink using
the svga X server (XFree86 3.3.6 and Diamond stealth Rendition chipset
vidio card).

when using using xdvi with the thorough flag set to true, tables lines and
other line graphincs do not appear - only text shows.  If I then toggle
grey scaling with the G option in xdvi then turn grey scaling back on
again (ie pressing G twice) - the page displays correctly.

I found one work around for this problem suggested by someone one the
debian developer's list I think:  using the -copy option instead of
-thorough, but the display does not properly handle overprinting of text
on lines (not good for musixtex)

Another post I read somewhere else suggested this might be a bug in the
svga X server, so does any one running XF86 version 4 also have this
problem?

has anyone else who has had this problem found a neater work around.

Pressing G twice is not a major hassle, but I would prefer it to display
properly first time :)


thanks, 


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David Purton

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