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- From: ksuiter@unity.ncsu.edu (Karl Suiter)
- Subject: Re: Convert X-window screen dump to Mac format
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.165248.3600@ncsu.edu>
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- References: <1992Nov17.233320.9216@newsroom.utas.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 16:52:48 GMT
- Lines: 38
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- In article <1992Nov17.233320.9216@newsroom.utas.edu.au> joanne@probitas.cs.utas. (Joanne Sun) writes:
- >I am trying to display an X-window screen dump on a color Mac.
- >I had gone through the following steps:
- >
- >- xwd /* grab an X-window image */
- >
- >- xwdtopnm /* convert xwd format to ppm format */
- >
- >- ppmtopict /* convert ppm format to Mac PICT format */
- >
- >- mcvert -dDqv filename /* translate the file to MacBinary format.
- > MAC_DTYPE is set to PICT */
- >
- >- transfer the file to Mac using ftp command (binary mode)
- >
- >- using ResEdit change the file format to PICT
- >
- >However, the file is opened as a blank picture by MacdrawII or
- > Canvas3.04.
- >
- >Can anyone tell me what I did wrong or How I can display a
- >X-window screen dump on a color Mac?
- >
- >Any help will be greatly appreciated.
- >
- >Joanne Sun
- >
- >
- Joanne,
-
- FTP to mac.archive.umich.edu and cd to /mac/grahicutil (the right
- name, I think) and get the file dispxraster.hqx. This program will
- allow you to display Sun X dumps. I assume you know that you can use
- SunTar 1.2.2 to read Sun disks directly on your Mac?
-
-
- Karl
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