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Re: Changing color depth for X?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dave C.)
Wed Oct 21 02:57:35 1998
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 06:55:01 +0000
From: "Dave C." <dchappell@shaw.wave.ca>
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Damien McIntosh wrote:
> To the list,
>
> I have RedHat 5.1 with all updates running AfterStep at 16bpp.
>
> I need a way of switching between 8bpp and 16bpp color depth without
> having to re-run XConfigurator.
>
> Is there a way of doing this?
>
> I know that if configured, by pressing Clt-Alt-[ - +] will switch
> between resolutions however I need a way of switching color depths.
>
> So if I have missed a FAQ or something and this has been answered before
> then please point me in the right direction.
>
> If anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> TIA
startx -- -bpp 16
is another way
Hope this helps,
Dave C.
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