On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 02:37:51PM +0100, Peter Hugosson-Miller wrote: > Chris G wrote: >> On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 07:54:56AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> Could you please send me the information on how to change my 16 bit >>> color to 256 color. I have tried through my display settings but when >>> I restart my computer it goes right back to 16 bits. >>> >>> >> I think you have your numbers a bit confused! :-) >> >> "16 bit" colour is 65536 colours, so it's *more* colours than "256 >> colour". 8-bit colour is 256 colours. >> >> I think the most colour bits you can have is 24-bit which is 16777216, >> 16 million or so colours. I don't think any PC display go to 256-bit >> colour yet. >> >> So what do you want exactly, better than 16-bit (which is probably >> 24-bit or trucolor) or less than 16 bit, which is 8-bit? >> >> > I didn't think the OP was confused so much as confusing. It is not normal > to mix number of bits and number of colours as he did, but his question is > clear (once you read it a second time): "How does one switch from 16-bit to > 8-bit colours, and have the new setting stick?" > You may be right but I'm not entirely sure.
> I'm only sorry I couldn't help by answering the question, but perhaps now > you can ;). > We need to know what desktop/display manager [s]he's using don't we? -- Chris Green -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
