Hi Pasi,
You can try,
GraphicsConfiguration config =
SimpleUniverse.getPreferredConfiguration();
java.awt.image.ColorModel cm = config.getColorModel();
if (cm.getPixelSize() == 8) { // 8 bit per pixel
System.out.println("current display mode is 256 color");
}
- Kelvin
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Java 3D Team
Sun Microsystems Inc.
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>Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 08:42:10 +0300
>From: Pasi Paasiala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] Does J3D require 16 bit color?
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>Is there a way to find out how many colors are available and give a warning
>to the user if the color mode is less that 16 bit?
>
>Pasi
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>Hi Raffi,
>
> It is required that Java3D need at least 16 bit color.
>In fact if you use DirectX version of Java3D, it will
>automatically switch to 16 bit fullscreen mode in this
>case and output a warning message.
>
>Thanks.
>
>- Kelvin
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>>Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 14:43:40 -0400
>>From: "Kasparian, Raffi J." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Subject: [JAVA3D] Does J3D require 16 bit color?
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>To all, it seems that Java3D doesn't render colors correctly if my Windows
>>computer is set to show 256 colors even though Java2 renders colors well.
>Is
>>this a documented limitation? or is there anything that I can do in my code
>>to fix this issue?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Raffi
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