Topic:
Startup Error: Need at least 32 colors to run IESX.

Description:
Startup Error: Need at least 32 colors to run IESX.
please remove color consuming applications or 
setenv IESX_PRIVATE_CMAP true.

Solution:
This error is often caused by starting other applications
such as Netscape, before starting GeoFrame 3.1.

One way to avoid this is to always start GeoFrame before 
starting any color intensive applications.

Another way is to set the environmental variable 
>setenv IESX_PRIVATE_CMAP true 
in a GeoFrame xterm from which you launch Geonet.  
The subsequent GeoFrame 3.1 launch will have the needed colors 
to continue the startup.

A more permanent way of setting this variable is putting
a line in the user's .cshrc file.  
The variable will be set upon login.
Edit the .cshrc file.
Add a line:

setenv IESX_PRIVATE_CMAP true

You may also try setting the following variable if the problem persists:
setenv IESX_SHARED_COLORS 16 (or some other number instead of 16)
Be aware that these settings may allow IESX to open but you will
experience color flashing.

Another approach to this problem may be to launch other color-intensive 
applications (such as framemaker or netscape) with private color map 
or setting manual restrictions on the number of colors allocated by them. 
For example, to launch netscape with a restricted number of colors use:
         netscape  -ncols 64
where 64 is the number of colors that nescape will not exceed.




Last Modified on: 24-NOV-99