"Edvin Syse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The performance hit of going 8 bit won't be worth the bandwidth > > you'd save if any. /opt/SUNWut/bin/utxconfig -p on, off, default > > are the options. > > Sure, but what about 16bit contra 24bits? That ought to help if it > was an option.. Most people don't need 24bits for normal "office > work"..
The Sun Ray protocol always sends 24-bit pixels to the Sun Ray unit. The 8-bit PseudoColor visual is emulated entirely in software on the server, so turning it on just makes the server do more work, it doesn't reduce the amount of network traffic. 8-bit only exists on Sun Ray because some applications insist on having an 8-bit visual and will not work against a 24-bit visual. If you want to reduce the amount of network traffic then don't worry about visual depth, worry about the number of colours on the screen. More specifically, worry about the number of colours that are changing frequently on the screen. That's why using simple themes, solid backgrounds and unsmoothed fonts makes such a big difference. OttoM. __ ottomeister Disclaimer: These are my opinions.. I do not speak for my employer. -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm _______________________________________________ SunRay-Users mailing list [email protected] http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users
