[daip] problems with AIPSTV_INET and TEKSRV windows

[Eric Greisen]

Carlos Sotomayor wrote:
> 
> Hi Eric,
> 
> I tried to use TKPL but nothing happened, the TV window did not 
> appeared. Although on the posistive note, I changed my desktop 
> environment to xubuntu after installing it, and now the TV window shows 
> up without any problem. I guess now I have to get used to use xubuntu.
> 
> Thanks a lot!

Progress - but try ALT-TAB to see if there are icons.

Perhaps UBUNTU just does not like programs that start in icon form.  I 
sent a special script to start the TEK in non-icon form to one user and 
that helped it to work for her.  Maybe I need to generalize this somehow...

Eric Greisen


> 
> Carlos
> 
> On November 23, 2011 at 4:42 PM Eric Greisen <egreisen at nrao.edu> wrote:
> 
>  > Carlos Sotomayor wrote:
>  > > Hi Eric,
>  > >
>  > > Thanks for the fast response.
>  > >
>  > > I am trying to look at a CL table and when I run the 'SNPLT' task it
>  > > appears to be working as I can see the messages in the MSG window that
>  > > is going through the antennas. The TV window does not appear though.
>  > >
>  > > Afterwards I run TVINIT, but nothing happens.
>  > >
>  > > I guess as you suggested it might be my windowing system, although 
> I am
>  > > not sure how to select the X-windows one.
>  > >
>  > The fact that the things are running normally suggests that the TV is
>  > really there - are you sure it is not hidden away in an icon?
>  >
>  > Did you try TKPL?
>  >
>  > A users wrote us:
>  >
>  > With test on Ubuntu 11.04 the problem appears to be generated by the
>  > new gnome desktop manager, when XAS starts the icon to bring up the
>  > windows does not appears (ALT-TAB shows the icons) . Using xfce4 this
>  > problem disappears.
>  >
>  > Eric Greisen
>  >