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Re: Running 8 bit applications in 24 depth screen?



Paladin <paladin@netcabo.pt> writes:

> Is it possible to run a 8 bit color application in X with depth set
> to 24 bit?

If a given program will only support a PseudoColor visual and your X
server doesn't support that, you'll probably lose.   (But there's
nothing to be hurt by trying.)  The X server I'm sitting in front of
now doesn't support PseudoColor, only TrueColor and DirectColor.  That
having been said, though, this is only a problem for programs written
in Xlib and not using a widget kit; I'd be surprised if you did run
into anything not homebrewed with this problem.

-- 
David Maze         dmaze@debian.org      http://people.debian.org/~dmaze/
"Theoretical politics is interesting.  Politicking should be illegal."
	-- Abra Mitchell



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