Re: naive question: XFree86 4.1 and Debian Potato: after installation

[Rolf Heckemann <soundray@ic.ac.uk>]

On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 12:22:06AM +0100, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
> I have just install Maple 7:
> the Windows interface (which use Xmotif) behaves strangely:
> all colors change.

X Window applications can install what is called a private color map
if the number of colors available from the X server is insufficient.
You probably have a color depth of 8 bits set up.  To change this,
open /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and find 'Section "Screen"'.  Insert
'DefaultDepth 16' after the line 'Monitor "whatever"', then restart
the X server.  That will give you 2^16 colors, eliminating the need
for private color maps.  Valid values for default depth depend on your
server.

Good luck

Rolf