Re: FVWM: 24-bit color screens and fvwm?

From: Greg Fall <gmf_at_dweezil.dyn.ml.org>
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 1997 02:10:31 -0500 (EST)

On Sat, 29 Nov 1997, Benoit Pirenne wrote:

> I have been using fvwm very happilly for a number of years. Recently
> I got a brand new Sun with 24-bit color frame buffer. My default
> installation still doesn't seem to give me access to more than 356
> colors.
>
> What should I do to access the 24-bit color realm and still enjoy
> fvwm?? Should I use a special Xserver?

You've got the right idea--this is to do with your X server, not your
window manager. As far as I know, fvwm doesn't care about your color
depth. How to make it happen depends on how X is started on your system.
Here on my Linux box, I edit the Xservers file in /etc/X11/xdm so it ends
with the line

    :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X -bpp 16

to get 16-bit color. You will probably use some other approach. I
suggest researching your X server--how it is started, and what its
capabilities are.

G.F.

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Greg Fall
gmfall_at_engin.umich.edu
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Received on Sun Nov 30 1997 - 01:12:02 GMT

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