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Re: [TCLUG:20572] Color Depth changing in XFree 86
Jim Crumley wrote:
>
> Does anyone know if there is a hot key sequence for changing
> color depth in XFree86? In other words, is there an equivalent
> to control-alt-+/- (which changes resolution)? Or do I have
> to restart the xserver whenever I change color depth?
AFAIK, you cannot change the color depth of a running server. There are
some servers that can run with multiple color depths (ie 8 and 24) (it
doesn't seem like this would be all that hard though..), but I'm not
sure if XFree can do that (it would probably only be a 4.x thing).
However, you can run more than one X server at a time. Just get to a
command line and run
`X -bpp 8 :1' (XFree 3.x)
or
`X -depth 8 :1' (XFree 4.x)
Then, set your $DISPLAY variable with `export DISPLAY=:1.0' and run an
application (you may have to jump around between virtual consoles with
CTRL-ALT-F<n>)
> I have an application that only runs in 8 or 24 bit, but I like
> to run in 16 bit. 8 bit is just ugly (too many apps steal
> too many colors) and 24 bit is streaky with either the SVGA
> or S3V xservers and my video card/monitor
> at the resolutions I like to run at (1024x768 or 1152x864).
I should ask if you're using up-to-date servers or not. It may be a bug
that has been fixed (maybe).
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