Subject: Re: multi processor
To: None <kpneal@pobox.com>
From: Greywolf <greywolf@starwolf.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 02/08/2002 22:19:16
I've never had WM chew up all my colour cells; limiting to 64 seems
reasonable.  Just run your server in "true-color" 8-bit ( -cc 4 )
instead of "pseudo-color".

[Otherwise your windows start looking a bit wonky, especially with
 things like wterm...]

On Fri, 8 Feb 2002 kpneal@pobox.com wrote:

# Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 22:03:26 -0500
# From: kpneal@pobox.com
# To: Michael Lorenz <ml@rz.uni-potsdam.de>
# Cc: port-sparc@netbsd.org
# Subject: Re:  multi processor
#
# On Fri, Feb 08, 2002 at 08:54:24AM +0100, Michael Lorenz wrote:
# > >> And CDE is a monster.
# > >so use OpenLook like the rest of us who use solaris on the desktop. :)
# > Why ? You can always use WindowMaker as long as you have more than 256 colors or some other wm if you don't.
#
# Oh, poo. WindowMaker runs fine in 256 colors. You just have to get the
# patch to wmsetbg out of the WindowMaker bug database. Then you have
# to bring the patch up to current since the patch was given to them
# about two or three years ago. It seems two or three years isn't enough
# time to take a simple patch and apply it to a program. Oh, have fun
# bringing the patch up to current since wmsetbg changes an irritating
# amount between releases.
#
# Come to think of it, I think you are correct. Nevermind.
# --
# Kevin P. Neal                                http://www.pobox.com/~kpn/
#
# Seen on bottom of IBM part number 1887724:
# DO NOT EXPOSE MOUSE PAD TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.
#


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