Date: Sun, 8 Feb 1998 22:55:15 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Gary Dunn <knowtree@aloha.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: X color pallets Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980208225422.24904l-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <34DAC00F.5BE3@aloha.com>
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On Thu, 5 Feb 1998, Gary Dunn wrote: > I got X working thanks to many of you. Special thanks for the pointers > to kde, which is very cool. > > 1. When I run Netscape, xtacy, and some other apps they complain about > not having access to colors. In all cases the fix involes allowing the > app to alter the system pallet, so colors in all windows are affected. > > 2. In-line images displayed by kde's web widget and Netscape appear to > be in 256 colors (or less!). > > So, how do I tune up my color? Add `-bpp <bits>' to your X command line -- this will allow X to use higher bit depths, thus more colors. It by default uses 8 which is only 256 colors. See /etc/XF86Config, keywords `Depth' for what's currently configured on your box. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe questions" in the body of the message
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