Re: Afterstep color problem

[Alex Yukhimets <aqy6633@is5.nyu.edu>]

> This is the first time that I use afterstep.  When I run Netscape in fvwm,
> fvwm95, or almost every other wm, it works fine.  But when I run it in
> afterstep I get the following message:
> 
> Warning:   Cannot allocate colormap entry for default background.
> 
> I also get a error window message saying that it could not get enough
> color cells and that I need to close any other high color resolution
> program, but I'm not running anything else.  
> 
> What's the deal with afterstep?

Afterstep is a very  color-hungry application. Basically, to run it in
8bpp mode is a real pain. If you still want to do it, check out
documentation in /usr/doc/afterstep. 

Alex Y.

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