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Re: 8 bit color [message #38925 is a reply to message #38918]

Mon, 05 April 2004 04:35

wmconnolley
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Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> wrote:
> wmc@bas.ac.uk wrote:

>> Hmm, OK, will have a look. But is there no way to set the IDL window
>> to use 8 bit psuedo colour? I can get it down to 8 bit true colour,
>> (and I even spell it color) but not to psuedo.

> Are you sure your graphics card is offering a PsuedoColor option?
> You can check all the available visuals with xdpyinfo.

> Most PC and low end workstation graphics cards are not able to offer
> TrueColor and PsuedoColor simultaneously. You have to choose which you want
> when you start the X server. It may be possible to run two X servers at the
> same time on the same display, though, with different visuals. What
> OS/hardware are you running on?

This was running via vnc, so hardware isn't the issue (I think).
Perhaps I should have started the vnc server with different options?

Quite possible -cc 3 (http://www.realvnc.com/man/vncserver.html). Well, I'll
try it sometime.

-W.

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		Re: 8 bit color By: wmconnolley on Sat, 03 April 2004 10:57
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