:The window manager has nothing to do with color depth. Color depth is a
:decision of the X server.
:
:To start X in 8 bit pixel depth, use:
:
: startx -- -bpp 8
Sure. And if your wm does not do rendering, but actually tries to get all
the colors it needs for all those fancy icons, you
The basic idea is:
Is there a package to substitue KDE icons with other ones more
appropiate for 8 bit working? It would help a lot when using an Xterminal
connected to a Linux box (and enjoy KDE, which I like more than CDE*).
In case of Gnome I guess the same...
Denis Havlik wrote:
:The window manager has nothing to do with color depth. Color depth is a
:decision of the X server.
:
:To start X in 8 bit pixel depth, use:
:
: startx -- -bpp 8
Sure. And if your wm does not do rendering, but actually tries to get all
the colors it needs for
"Pastor Torrente, Guillermo" wrote:
The basic idea is:
Is there a package to substitue KDE icons with other ones more
appropiate for 8 bit working? It would help a lot when using an Xterminal
connected to a Linux box (and enjoy KDE, which I like more than CDE*).
:~I _think_ there's a setting in the KDE Control Panel to set how many
:~colors KDE grabs for itself.
I have just consulted the friend of mine who works at the KDE project. The
answer was "yes and no". There are "old" (pre 1.2) icons which do not need
to many colors. "html" widget does the
How can I use less colors (8 bit display) still using KDE?
I need to use 8 bit display because some software I use requires so. KDE
leaves few available colors!.
Same question about Gnome (that lets no available colors!).
TIA!
Denis Havlik wrote:
No idea if KDE or gnome can/will do rendering.
I do know that WindowMaker can do it - therefore, I would sugest using the
WM, withouth gnome/KDE.
The window manager has nothing to do with color depth. Color depth is a
decision of the X server.
To start X in 8 bit pixel
That is about the only good thing one can say about CDE. Personally, I
find it horribly ugly and not nearly as intuitive as other wm's such as
WindowMaker or Afterstep. (I'm not really a KDE fan, either.)
"Pastor Torrente, Guillermo" wrote:
* Note that CDE is a pretty good few-color
That's why I want to use KDE at the X-terminals instead of CDE...
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Enviado el: jueves 18 de noviembre de 1999 15:03
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Asunto: Re: [expert] KDE with 8 bits display
