Re: How can I change the video settings?
On Thu, 15 May 1997, Alberto Ruiz wrote:
> How can I switch between the different resolution settings. I know I can
> switch the resolution by CRTL ALT + or - but I'm more interested on changing
> the number of colors. All I see is 256 colours, but I want to be able to switch
> to higher number to colors. Is it some kind of special key set to switch
> to those video modes??
>
> Alberto Ruiz
> aruiz@debian1.sssys.com
I don't use xdm, so I start x in 16, 24 (you may not have this one) or 32
bit color like so:
startx -- -bpp 16
substitute the bit depth you desire in place of my 16
I find on my little 15" monitor with a Mach64 2meg vram, that at 32 bit I
can only go to a resolution of 800x600. I prefer to work in 1024x768 so I
normally use 16 or 24 bit. I think 24 bit is a special mode that is
possible due to my video card, ymmv.
No more dithered web browsing for you eh?? lol
Rich M
joanarich@speedline.ca
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