[ANNOUNCE] xmodmap 1.0.7

2012-04-20 Thread Alan Coopersmith
This quick fix release solves build problems on systems that need defintions such as _GNU_SOURCE to expose asprintf() in their headers. Alan Coopersmith (3): config: Add missing AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR Add AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS to expose asprintf() in GNU libc headers xmodmap 1.0.7

[ANNOUNCE] fstobdf 1.0.5

2012-04-20 Thread Alan Coopersmith
The fstobdf program reads a font from a font server and prints a BDF file on the standard output that may be used to recreate the font. This is useful in testing servers, debugging font metrics, and reproducing lost BDF files. This minor maintenance release provides the usual set of accumulated b

[ANNOUNCE] fslsfonts 1.0.4

2012-04-20 Thread Alan Coopersmith
fslsfonts produces a list of fonts served by an X font server (xfs). This minor maintenance release provides the usual set of accumulated build configuration improvements, compiler warning fixes, and janitorial cleanups. Alan Coopersmith (5): Fix gcc -Wwrite-strings warnings Combine

[ANNOUNCE] constype 1.0.4

2012-04-20 Thread Alan Coopersmith
This utility is mainly used on SPARC platforms and/or Solaris systems to print the name of the kernel fb driver being used for the console device. This release mainly gathers build configuration improvements and warning fixes since the last release in 2010. Alan Coopersmith (6): Remove unu

Re: Where does colormapping take place?

2012-04-20 Thread N. Coesel
Kai, I also tried xgamma but that doesn't work. I suspect xgamma is intended to change settings in the videocard (which is impossible in my situation). Actually I also need brightness and contrast. Because all these operate on the luminance of the image they are closely related to each other.

independent, non-interactive display on second videocard port?

2012-04-20 Thread Ryan Braun
We have a bunch of workstations now with dual head cards (or more) that are only utilizing one of the displays. We also have alot of data that is useful to have displayed when not logged on to the machine, but due to security reqs, obviously, we cannot leave the machines logged in with no one at

Re: Where does colormapping take place?

2012-04-20 Thread Kai-Uwe Behrmann
Am 20.04.12, 17:16 +0200 schrieb N. Coesel: I have the following problem. I need to be able to adjust gamma, brightness and contrast of a display which has no such controls (its on a framebuffer device using RGB565 Truecolor). This means the adjustment has to be done in software. Setting the ga

Where does colormapping take place?

2012-04-20 Thread N. Coesel
Hello all, I have the following problem. I need to be able to adjust gamma, brightness and contrast of a display which has no such controls (its on a framebuffer device using RGB565 Truecolor). This means the adjustment has to be done in software. Setting the gamma in the config file also does