RE: [ROOT] TASImage in batch mode

From: Valeri Fine (fine@bnl.gov)
Date: Tue Aug 12 2003 - 10:14:58 MEST


I think it is possible but with Qt-edition (see:
http://root.bnl.gov/QtRoot/QtRoot.html#gifbatch )

and

http://doc.trolltech.com/3.2/qpixmap.html#save 

  Valeri

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-roottalk@pcroot.cern.ch
[mailto:owner-roottalk@pcroot.cern.ch]
> On Behalf Of Benoit Revenu
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 3:30 AM
> To: Fons Rademakers
> Cc: root talk
> Subject: Re: [ROOT] TASImage in batch mode
> 
> Le 08/08/03 (15:29), Fons Rademakers a ecrit :
> 
> > This is not possible for the time being. To go to gif, jpg or png we
> > need to go via X11 pixmap files which are not available in batch
mode.
> > Instead you could run using a framebuffer X11 server which you can
use
> > without drawing on the screen. See:
> > http://root.cern.ch/root/roottalk/roottalk01/0374.html
> >
> > -- Fons
> 
> thank's but I have installed Xvfb for XFree88-4.2.0. I launch it with
> Xvfb :29 -auth /etc/X29.hosts -screen 0 1280x1024x8&
> and I have a file /etc/X29.hosts containing only localhost
> 
> when  I launch the program creating graphics, TASImage says "no image
> loaded". I don't know how to use actually the Xvfb... Could you help
me ?
> 



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