Re: 256 color
On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 02:37:51PM +0100, Peter Hugosson-Miller wrote:
> Chris G wrote:
>> On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 07:54:56AM -0500, KeLEEgrl28@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> Could you please send me the information on how to change my 16 bit
>>> color to 256 color. I have tried through my display settings but when
>>> I restart my computer it goes right back to 16 bits.
>>>
>>>
>> I think you have your numbers a bit confused! :-)
>>
>> "16 bit" colour is 65536 colours, so it's *more* colours than "256
>> colour". 8-bit colour is 256 colours.
>>
>> I think the most colour bits you can have is 24-bit which is 16777216,
>> 16 million or so colours. I don't think any PC display go to 256-bit
>> colour yet.
>>
>> So what do you want exactly, better than 16-bit (which is probably
>> 24-bit or trucolor) or less than 16 bit, which is 8-bit?
>>
>>
> I didn't think the OP was confused so much as confusing. It is not normal
> to mix number of bits and number of colours as he did, but his question is
> clear (once you read it a second time): "How does one switch from 16-bit to
> 8-bit colours, and have the new setting stick?"
>
You may be right but I'm not entirely sure.
> I'm only sorry I couldn't help by answering the question, but perhaps now
> you can ;).
>
We need to know what desktop/display manager [s]he's using don't we?
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Chris Green
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