Re: colormapping
Doug Alcorn (alcornd@earthlink.net)
01 Feb 1999 09:21:06 -0500
"Julie O'Donnell" <jod@Rational.Com> writes:
> well
>
> here's my 'xdpyinfo | grep' output:
>
> [15501] $ xdpyinfo | grep depth
> depth 1, bits_per_pixel 1, scanline_pad 32
> depth 8, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
> depth 16, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
> depths (3): 1, 8, 16
> depth of root window: 8 planes
> depth: 8 planes
> depth: 8 planes
>
>
> so it LOOKS to me like i should be able to get
> 16bpp - but i cant. Even when i edit
> /etc/X11/X0screens (the config file) - the X server
> reports in the log that is sees my request - does not complain -
> but afterstep colormap is still screwed up and thinks
> it's 8bpp.
>
I concur with Andrew. You need to look through the man page on X to
see what the setup file should look like (I know the X man pages are
some of the worst).
On XFree86, there is a "Screens" section that you give a parameter
"DefaultBitDepth 16" and all is well. I figure there is something
similiar for your X server.
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