Re: GFX under Linux

[Mads Bondo Dydensborg <madsdyd@challenge.dk>]

On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Xarvh wrote:

> 
> There is a simple way to get in 800x600x16bpp under Linux? I've tried
> unsuccessfully SDL, then i had a look to X11, but it seems very
> complex if not really far from what i need.

If you are running X, your display need to be set up to have a resolution
in 800x600 to actually use this resolution. If you need true 16 bpp
support, your x server need to run in this resolution. 

SDL can emulate both (if there is a larger surface and software
conversion), but X can not change bpp on demand.

Mads

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