John, To clarify better this time: - Run your Xvnc (via vncserver) using -depth 16. - Connect the viewer using Low or Medium Colour, or, better still, let it use AutoSelect.
Regards, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of John Aldrich > Sent: 04 January 2005 18:31 > To: 'James Weatherall'; John Aldrich; 'RealVNC List (E-mail)' > Cc: 'VNC List (E-mail)' > Subject: RE: Wierd behavior > > Actually, I'm running in 24-bit color in X. I like having > maximum color > depth when I'm on the local console. Would you like me to > post my xorg.conf? > :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Weatherall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 11:44 AM > To: 'John Aldrich'; 'RealVNC List (E-mail)' > Cc: 'VNC List (E-mail)' > Subject: RE: Wierd behavior > > > John, > > There's no such thing as "full colour mode" in X - that's a VNC Viewer > option. Are you sure you're not doing the exact opposite of what I'm > suggesting? > > To clarify: > - Run your X server with -depth 16 > - Run your VNC Viewer with Low Colour or Medium Colour (not > Full Colour) > > I'm a little surprised that your viewer doesn't just stay in > low colour mode > when you run it - AutoSelect will only switch to Full Colour > if it thinks > that the connection between the viewer and server is fast > enough, which it > evidently isn't in this case. > > Regards, > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Aldrich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 04 January 2005 16:18 > > To: 'James Weatherall'; 'RealVNC List (E-mail)' > > Cc: 'VNC List (E-mail)' > > Subject: RE: Wierd behavior > > > > > > Well, I tried it and it does appear to be unbearably slow in > > full color > > mode. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: James Weatherall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 10:33 AM > > To: 'John Aldrich'; 'RealVNC List (E-mail)' > > Cc: 'VNC List (E-mail)' > > Subject: RE: Wierd behavior > > > > > > John, > > > > The problem is probably that in 8bpp mode, the X server will > > be using a > > colour palette, rathern than true-colour. When Mozilla is > > selected, the > > palette will switch to what Mozilla wants. When another app > > is selected, it > > will switch to that app's palette. > > > > I'm surprised that switching your server to 8bpp makes any noticable > > performance difference. Are you sure you didn't mean to set > > the VNC Viewer > > to request low- or medium- colour, while leaving the server > > to use 16bpp > > internally? > > Regards, > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > > > Of John Aldrich > > > Sent: 04 January 2005 14:10 > > > To: RealVNC List (E-mail) > > > Cc: VNC List (E-mail) > > > Subject: Wierd behavior > > > > > > I'm using TightVNC on my machine at work and RealVNC on my > > > linux box at > > > home. Here's the script I use to launch the VNC Server: > > > vncserver -depth 8bpp -geometry 1024x768 -nevershared -localhost > > > > > > For some reason, whenever I switch to an active Mozilla > > > window, the display, > > > except for the active Mozilla window, goes green. When I > > > switch to any other > > > window, it goes back to normal colors. > > > > > > My window manager on the linux box (Fedora Core 3) is KDE. > > I've got a > > > RivaTNT video card there, and I'm assuming that, since I > > > didn't load the > > > Riva TNT video drivers, that I'm not using those drivers. > > > > > > Any ideas why it's behaving this way? BTW, the 8-bit color is > > > for speed > > > reasons. > > > > > > Since this is mixing TightVNC and RealVNC I'm sending to both > > > lists. BTW, > > > the behavior is the same whether I'm using TightVNC or > > RealVNC for the > > > client. Also, since I didn't have this problem under RH9 (previous > > > incarnation of the box that I'm connecting to) I'm assuming > > > it's something > > > to do with the VNC Server. OTOH, I'm using a newer version of > > > KDE and other > > > things are new as well (same hardware, just newer versions > > of all the > > > software) it could be something else as well. > > > John > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the post-holiday blues > > > Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt from ThinkGeek. > > > It's fun and FREE -- well, > > almost....http://www.thinkgeek.com/sfshirt > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > > TightVNC mailing list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To change your subscription or to UNSUBSCRIBE, please visit > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vnc-tight-list > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [email protected] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the post-holiday blues > Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt from ThinkGeek. > It's fun and FREE -- well, almost....http://www.thinkgeek.com/sfshirt > ___________________________________________________________ > TightVNC mailing list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To change your subscription or to UNSUBSCRIBE, please visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vnc-tight-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
