How about a way to keep Fvwm from changing colormaps untill a user
has left an application for some time. When two windows of an
application are open and the cursor goes from one to the other, the
screen flashes on the windows boarders even if you do not leave the
applications (ie. their windows overlap). This is when the flashing
is very bothersome.
Topic: Re: FVWM: Solaris 2.51, fvwm2 2.0.4
On 8 Jan 97 at 12:33, Dan Espen wrote:
> Stephen Francis <stephenf_at_sybase.com> writes:
> > I recently built and installed 2.0.43 over a much older fvwm 1.x which
> > I've been using for quite some time (I've tried afterstep and fvwm95
> > too). The problem I keep running into with all the wm's, but especially
> > with fvwm2, is a color shortage. I basically just converted my
> > old .fvwmrc to my .fvwm2rc, adding a couple mini-icons on the titlebar,
> > but going to fewer colors in xterms and desktop (greys). After I start
> > netscape (I don't use -install; the focus-flashing drives me crazy),
> > I can't even start one xterm which uses colors (e.g. blue on black).
> > Get the old "Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for "#22eeff"".
>
> Netscape without -install will quickly use every color.
>
> > It seems crazy that this (relatively) expensive Sparc5 with 64mb and
> > a nice 21" monitor is so display-limited when my (relatively) cheap
> > PC (with a 2mb Number9 vidcard) running linux is color-abundant. What
> > gives? Is it an inadequate framebuffer (what I call video adapter).
>
> Yes, I believe what you have is 24bit color on your PC and 8bit color
> on your Sun. There are Sun systems with 24 bit color but I have no
> first hand experience with them. I keep asking for one, but so far no
> success.
>
> > Q: Does fvwm2 "leak" colors, or otherwise somehow waste them?
>
> No there is no leaking that anyone has reported, but be careful which
> icons you use. You want to use icons that are limited in color and
> use the same set of colors. fvwm itself won't use a lot of colors but
> since you are running netscape without -install, the color fvwm is
> using is not an issue.
>
> > Q: Is there some (relatively) inexpensive way to upgrade the sparc's
> > color capabilities?
>
> Yes, running netscape with -install is relatively cheap. Learn to
> blink just before you give netscape focus, this will help with the
> flashing. On a more serious note, you can try this: put netscape on a
> separate page and maximize it so that it covers the entire page. When
> you switch onto the page, the flash is still there, but it happens at
> the same time the entire screen is redrawn and I find it less
> disconcerting.
>
> Otherwise, you need 24 bit color. I am not sure what the cost is.
>
> > Been holding onto these questions for awhile now. Any reply from
> > someone in-the-know will be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Stephen Francis
> >
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