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i noticed the same problem with FvwmBacker. ie, using it as the
manual suggests does not work.
i had to call explicitly call xsetroot like this:
*FvwmBackerDesk 0 xsetroot -solid gray13
*FvwmBackerDesk 1 xsetroot -solid midnightblue
*FvwmBackerDesk 2 xsetroot -solid darkslategray
Andreas Schumann writes:
>
> On Mon, 26 May 1997, Armin Richter wrote:
>
> > > When I start Netscape on my LINUX-Box (2.27, Redhat 4.1, fvwm2 as
> > > window manager) I get the Error Message: We were only able to allocate
> > > 12 cells for the color cube... although there are no other applications
> > > running which could "consume" the colormap. Netscape runs but with messed
> > > up colors.
>
> > why don't you just run X with more color-depth?
> > Sounds like you use an 8 bit screen.
> > On my system, this can be achieved by starting X with
> > startx -- -bpp16 (or was it -bpp 16?).
>
> I run the Xserver under xdm.
> In /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xserver I define
>
> :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X -bpp 16
>
> Netscape works now (thanks for the hint), however, FvwmBacker doesn't.
> In my .fvwm2rc file I define two desks:
>
> *FvwmBackerDesk 0 -solid steelblue
> *FvwmBackerDesk 1 -midnightblue
>
> All what I get is a light green background on both desks. If I set the
> background anew using: xsetroot -solid steelblue I can change the
> colour to steelblue but when I switch the desks I get the light green
> colour again.
>
> Also the border I normally got when I tried to resize windows is gone.
>
> I thought I already run in a higher mode, because everything is
> defined in my /etc/X11/XF86Config file (the Depth-line in the Screen
> Section). Is this file read at all when using -bpp, or is the -bpp
> 16 option used as an alternative to the XF86Config?
>
> Thanks for any clearifying support!
>
> Andreas
>
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> Department of Mechanical Engineering
> Queen's University
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> K7L 3N6
>
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