Date: Sat, 16 Aug 1997 08:59:26 -0500 (CDT) From: "Jay D. Nelson" <jdn@qiv.com> To: Keith Leonard <kleon@bellsouth.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Color Depth on X Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970816085853.263A-100000@acp.qiv.com> In-Reply-To: <33F5AD9F.249A@bellsouth.net>
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Use: startx -- -bpp 16 -- Jay On Sat, 16 Aug 1997, Keith Leonard wrote: >Howdy > >a week or so ago I asked about problems with the resolution and color >depth of Netscape and the answer came back that these areas were >controlled by X. So I attempted to control X with startx and(all >suggested): > >-bpp16 >-bpp 16 >16 >--bpp16 >-bpp32 >--bpp32 >32 >-bpp 32 > >(yes XF86Config shows all three as possible depths with there respective >window sizes) > >When I run 'xwininfo' the color depth is always 8 (no matter what window >I click on), the images are just as grainy and the colors start going >crazy very quickly (which would seem to me -a total X newbie - to >indicate low color depth ie. 8 ). > >Can anyone give me a clear idea of what I need to do to increase the >color depth. I'm using a Cirrus 5434 video chip with 1 meg of ram. > >Please no ' flib the dwerble with a pinny and then drib the wilden' >answers - I really don't have a clue on X. > >Thanks in Advance > >-- >Keith >------------------------------------------------------- >Keith Leonard - kleon@bellsouth.net >Webmaster - http://www.rexart.com - Rex Art Supplies >------------------------------------------------------- >Remember - no matter where you go , there you are - Buckaroo >------------------------------------------------------- > -- Jay
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