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- From: wes@uf.msc.edu (Wes Barris)
- Subject: What is the correct gamma value?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.182803.8522@uc.msc.edu>
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- Organization: AHPCRC, Minnesota Supercomputer Center
- References: <1992Dec22.230429.19706@uc.msc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 18:28:03 GMT
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- The man page for gamcal says:
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- "Normally the gamma of the display should be set to
- 2.4 using the program /usr/sbin/gamma."
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- However, the following lines are found in /usr/lib/X11/xdm:
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- Xlogin:glGammaDefault="1.7"
- Xstartup:glGammaDefault="1.7"
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- NOTE: These files (Xlogin and Xstartup) do not seem to be setting the gamma
- anyway but that is a separate issue.
-
-
- Using the gamcal program to help calibrate the gamma leads me to believe
- that 2.4 is the "correct" value.
-
- I am running IRIX 4.0.5 on a 4D/35. Is there a reason for the two
- different gamma values found on my system?
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- Minnesota Supercomputer Center, Inc. Email: wes@msc.edu
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