On Sun, 2007-04-01 at 20:14 +0200, Jan Engelhardt wrote: > Have the Linux kernel set a new VGA palette for the first 16 colors. > The new values reduce the saturation (white component) and therefore > increase contrast. > > Already posted once: http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/1/15/149 > > Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > vt.c | 12 ++++++------ > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) > > Index: linux-2.6.21-rc5/drivers/char/vt.c > =================================================================== > --- linux-2.6.21-rc5.orig/drivers/char/vt.c > +++ linux-2.6.21-rc5/drivers/char/vt.c > @@ -927,12 +927,12 @@ unsigned char color_table[] = { 0, 4, 2, > 8,12,10,14, 9,13,11,15 }; > > /* the default colour table, for VGA+ colour systems */ > -int default_red[] = {0x00,0xaa,0x00,0xaa,0x00,0xaa,0x00,0xaa, > - 0x55,0xff,0x55,0xff,0x55,0xff,0x55,0xff}; > -int default_grn[] = {0x00,0x00,0xaa,0x55,0x00,0x00,0xaa,0xaa, > - 0x55,0x55,0xff,0xff,0x55,0x55,0xff,0xff}; > -int default_blu[] = {0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0xaa,0xaa,0xaa,0xaa, > - 0x55,0x55,0x55,0x55,0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff}; > +int default_red[] = > +{0x00,0xaa,0x00,0xaa,0x00,0xaa,0x00,0xaa,0x55,0xff,0x00,0xff,0x00,0xff,0x00,0xff}; > +int default_grn[] = > +{0x00,0x00,0xaa,0x55,0x00,0x00,0xaa,0xaa,0x55,0x00,0xff,0xff,0x00,0x00,0xff,0xff}; > +int default_blu[] = > +{0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x90,0xaa,0xaa,0xaa,0x55,0x00,0x00,0x00,0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff}; >
Not too sure about this, the default palette is based on ANSI/ECMA standards (at least for the first 8 colors). Also, this will have subtle effects on the 16-color logo. Since your first patch already allows us to change the palette, let's leave the default alone. Tony - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
