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From: devin@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Devin Hooker)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: 256 color colormaps in X
Keywords: Sun, Open Look
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Date: 2 Feb 90 15:49:53 GMT
References: <1990Feb2.001652.935@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov>
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In article <1990Feb2.001652.935@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> alan@cogswell.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Alan S. Mazer) writes:
!Is it possible in X to display an image with 256 distinct colors on 
!a color Sun console as it is under SunView?  The XView documentation
!suggests that it is, but the O'Reilly book (and people in the past)
!suggest that it is not.  Any actual experience out there?
!
!-- Alan				# "But seriously, what could go wrong?"
!   ..!cit-vax!elroy!alan
!   alan@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov

	I think so.  My Sun (3/260 running R4) supports it with no problem.
The stupid VAXstation won't.  (I need pixel 255 and I can't have it.  Waah.)
The DECstation on the other hand will.  Check the visual info returned from 
the server.  That should tell you.
			-Devin