Ahh... I didn't know that. Thanks. OTOH, you know that 24 *is* a multiple of 8... Just not an even-numbered multiple, which I'm guessing is what you meant. I'll give --depth 16bpp a shot next time.
-----Original Message----- From: jeff oconnell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 3:28 PM To: John Aldrich Cc: 'RealVNC List (E-mail)'; 'James Weatherall'; 'VNC List (E-mail)' Subject: Re: Wierd behavior because of memory alignment issues, you shouldn't use 24-bit color with vnc. using it will cause a significant performance issue. you're better off using 16- or 32-bit ( multiples of 8 ). j- On Jan 4, 2005, at 1:31 PM, John Aldrich wrote: > 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
