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xtide package

xtide transparent in Ubuntu

Bug #332778 reported by Hein van Dam on 2009-02-22

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	xtide (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: xtide

Installed package xtide 2.9.5-3ubuntu1 on Intrepid.

The program works fine, but all windows are tranparent and hence the information in it can only be seen with a fairly dark background. In the settings of the program I can't find anything to adjust this.

Also I have searched the Internet and came across at least 2 different queries for support with the same problem in Ubuntu.

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Jevon Longdell (jevon-longdell) wrote on 2009-03-07:

This looks like the same problem that exists with mathematica:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=590943

I start xtide like:
jevon@leo:~$ XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 xtide

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Hein van Dam (h-van-dam13) wrote on 2009-03-08:

Thanks, this works for me.

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Scott Bronson (bronson) wrote on 2009-09-23:

Is this ever going to be addressed? It's still an issue in the soon-to-arrive Karmic.

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NoOp (glgxg) wrote on 2009-10-24:

Jevon's method works for me as well (jaunty & karmic). However I wonder if xtide is past it's time; I've found online data easier to use (particularly the ability to copy & paste). Example:

http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/index.html

Current:
<http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/tideshow.cgi?site=Golden+Gate+Bridge+.8+mi+E+.%2C+San+Francisco+Bay%2C+California+Current>

Tide:
<http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/tideshow.cgi?site=Alcatraz+Island%2C+San+Francisco+Bay%2C+California&units=f>