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- From: koren@fc.hp.com (Steve Koren)
- Subject: Re: 256 color workbench?
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 15:57:35 GMT
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- > benjamin@zds-oem.zds.com (Adam Benjamin) writes:
- > >
- > > to display an old ham image under a new 256 color or ham8 pic. (two
- > > windows) How would I do this? MultiView won't open under workbench,
- > > I assume because workbench isn't supporting the color depth. So how
- > > do I get workbench run in 256 or HAM8? Or alternatively how do I
- > > open a high-color screen
-
- Hmm, I had just the opposite problem. For me, multiview _always_ opens
- on my workbench screen even when that results in horrible color
- matching. Maybe there's some option to control this: I haven't checked
- the docs yet.
-
- Anyway, to get a 256 color WB, just select that from preferences as you
- would for lesser depths. Fair warning though: 256 color workbenches get
- _slow_. I can tolerate 5 plane workbenches fairly well, but 8 is a bit
- much in any sort of decent resolution.
-
- > > I suppose I could just have two screens and drag them around, but that's
- > > not my first choice.
-
- Why not? Then you can have exactly the palette you need, and you only
- use the memory for the duration of the time you need it.
-
- - steve
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