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On June 20, 2003 02:23 am, Fred Ma wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am using TightVNC connect from sunbox to
> sunbox.  The remote VNC server is 24-bit
> true color, while the local machine's
> display has 6 visuals, one of which is
> 24-bit true color.  When I try to start
> the vncviewer with -truecolor, it always
> says that it is using 8-bit pseudocolor.
> I confirm this on the VNC server side by
> viewing the log.  Why does the viewer
> ignore the option for true color?  The
> reaons why I know that the 24-bit true
> color is valid is by xdpyinfo.

vncviewer -owncmap -truecolour

If you don't use -owncmap, the viewer uses the default colour map (which makes 
- -depth and -truecolour useless). IMHO, vncviewer should either automatically 
use a private colourmap when one of those options are used, or print a 
warning message.

- -- 

Grant McDorman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sr. Software Design Consultant
Cedara Software Corp.  <URL:http://www.cedara.com>
  (formerly I.S.G. Technologies Inc.)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

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