Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 17:25:43 -0000 From: "Bond, Jeffery" <Jeff.Bond@nectech.co.uk> To: "'spork@cncn.com'" <spork@cncn.com> Cc: "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: RGB color maps Message-ID: <014CB6ADC0BCD0118B1B006097827D5B3D33A0@exchange.nectech.co.uk>
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Spike Gronim wrote: >Maybe I am misunderstanding the type of colors I am talking about. >I AM starting the server in 24 bit per pixel mode. "startx --bpp 24" is >what I type. When I try and start a color hungry program like the "xtacy" >kaleidascope from the ports and another color lover like netscape, the >second one complains about not being able to allocate enough colors. Does >this clarify the matter any? <SNIP> Maybe you just made a typo, but (correct me if I'm wrong), I think you need to run 'startx - --bpp 24' to run in 24 bit colour mode, note the extra '-'. Regards, Jeff Bond --------------------------------------------------- Jeffery Bond <mailto:jeffbond@compuserve.com> <http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jeffbond>; --------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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