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From: cs__sjh@umt.UUCP (Jeffrey Heng)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Super VGA X server
Keywords: 386ix SuperVGA
Message-ID: <849@umt.UUCP>
Date: 1 Jul 90 22:41:12 GMT
Organization: University of Montana CIS - Missoula, MT
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Hi, 
	Can I set my X windows to use 256 colors instead of 16 colors? (We're
using 386ix X windows system running MOTIF).
	The Xconfig only gives a choice of 1, 2, or 4 bit planes only.  Will the
new release of X for 386ix support 8 bit planes for color?  Since we're using
a SuperVga card, we should be able to display 256 colors in 640x480 resolution.
Right now I keep running out of color allocation.  Can anyone recommend good 
books on MOTIF programming ?  The only one I heard of is O'Reilly's Vol. 6 - 
Motif programming, but it's yet to be released.   

Thanks.  

Jeffrey Heng