[Evolution] Re: [HC Evolve] Private Color Map

[Federico Mena Quintero <federico helixcode com>]

Tuomas Kuosmanen <tigert helixcode com> writes:

> > > I run Linux/Helix Code from a Thin Client, and my color map is limited. 
> > > How can I run Evolution with its own private color map, like I can with
> > > Netscape and GIMP??
> >
> >   No.  :-(
>
> Though, are we using imlib on the icons? Imlib can be forced into "small
> palette mode" with imlib_config, that could help if it works. Never tried it
> though. But as we are moving away from Imlib into gdk_pixbuf, I dont know if
> there is anything similar for that..? Maybe GNOME could have a "Use only N
> colors" or "Force this palette" option? Though most users probably dont need
> it, it undoubtedly is kind of important for people who have 8bit displays..

Eeeek, no, we do not use Imlib to render most of the icons in
Evolution.  We use the gdk-pixbuf functions plus GdkRGB.

The GIMP uses GdkRGB as well, and I believe it uses some option to
decide whether to call gdk_rgb_set_install(), which will cause GdkRGB
to install its own private colormap.  Maybe gnome-libs should provide
such an option as well.

However, GdkRGB is designed to share colormaps from other GTK+
applications if it can find one already running.

  Federico