XSELECT will currently run and produce graphics on the following device types:
GF (GraphOn) GTERM NULL (!) PS
RETRO SUN TEK4010 VPS
VT125 OGTERM MAC
Thus, Sun users should be operating in a GTERM or SUN window. Set the plotting device using the DEVICE command, or by setting the ``plotdev" variable in the xsel.par file to ``/xterm" (for example).
When the plotting device is changed the new value is stored as the default in the xselect par file. On startup, if there is a saved session, Xselect first looks for the plotting device in the save session file (xsel_session.xsl). If it is empty there, or there was no saved session, Xselect looks in the par file for this device. If this parameter is empty, then Xselect checks the environment variable PGPLOT_TYPE, and uses its value if found. If no plot device was found, you will be prompted for one the first time it is needed. If you respond with a ?, then you will get a listing of available device types:
> Which plotting device? >[/xw] ?
The available device types are:
/CPS /TEK4010 /NULL /PS
/GF /RETRO /VCPS /VPS
/VT125 /XWINDOW /XDISP /HIDMP
/GTERM /XTERM /ZSTEM
> Which plotting device? >[?]
To change plot device WHILE IN PLT, you can type e.g. device /gt, then o or p will redisplay the plot on the new device. Note that on the Macs /tek seems to work more quickly and with less screen-flashing than /mac.
Note also, that SOAIMAGE will not run on TEK, RETRO, GF, or MAC terminals.