>Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 10:56:05 +0200
>From: Vincent Risi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>I have some apps that run on NT using swing. When I run these on Linux
>6.1 with jre1.2v2 I get a warning
>
>Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for default background.
>
>and the text does not display for the apps. (The text for the title does
>however). Is there a Linux setting that I have that is wrong?
>
>Vince
I absolutely HATE this error!!!
It occurs because you're running your X server with an 8 bit color
depth AND you've got another application (like netscape) hogging the
colormap.
Solution 1: kill all other apps, and rerun your java app.
Solution 2: rerun X with 16 bits (ie. startx -- -bpp 16)
#2 would seem to be the best but it isn't because many apps will not
work properly unless its in the 8-bit "Pseudocolor" model. Why this
should be still astounds me: is it bad programming? or is it just
"old" programming? I'm sure there is a complicated answer...
hope this helps,
--
Larry Gates
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