> While running KDE or X I notice that several applications cannot "Allocate
> sufficient color maps". For example if I load GIMP on a gray background it
> work, but if I load GIMP when I have a picture in the background I get a
> "Cannot Allocate Sufficient Color Maps" error message and the program does
> not load. While running Xterm it's also not uncommon to receive the message
> "Cannot allocate color map entry for XXX" where XXX is a color name.
>
> How do I fix this problem?>
If your hardware is capable, you need to run X with more colors
available. Try "startx -bpp 16" to get it to run with 16-bit
color. You can set that as an alias in your .bash_profile (or
equivalent).
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Bill Kocik
Information Systems
Medar, Inc.
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: http://www.medar.com
