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Hello,

>> I'm thinking about machines where the firmware sets up the graphics
>> display, usually whatever resolution it considers 'native' in 8 bit. I
>> see no real reason to switch to something higher just for text display
>> - - on older hardware using more than 8 bit may be considerably 
>> slower -
>> that's why I want colour depth switching. Leave the display timing,
>> resolution etc. alone.
>
> Except that some of us can't look at CRT displays with refresh rates
> below 85Hz without seeing 'large area flicker' - which hurts.

Then you should switch resolution as well.
On a TFT that doesn't make much sense though and I think we should have 
reasonable support for both cases.

have fun
Michael
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