xtide transparent in Ubuntu

[Hein van Dam]

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.

[Jevon Longdell (jevon-longdell)]

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

[Hein van Dam (h-van-dam13)]

Thanks, this works for me.

[Scott Bronson (bronson)]

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

[NoOp (glgxg)]

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>

[Gary McMahon (mcmahonsport)]

Xtide 2.9.5 is transparent when visual effects are set to anything other than 'none'

[Peter S Galbraith (psg)]

> However I wonder if xtide is past it's time

Considering that the link you provided uses xtide as backend, that's funny! ;-)