Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!swatsun!news From: boccio@campus.swarthmore.edu Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux Subject: X11 colors Message-ID: Date: 10 Dec 90 13:02:45 GMT Sender: news@cs.swarthmore.edu Distribution: na Organization: swarthmore college Lines: 11 Nntp-Posting-Host: miijrb In order to get 256 colors , edit the file /usr/bin/X11/X change the xinit line (near the bottom) to read ...................................... -- XmacII -screen 0 -depth 8 .............. and then restart. John