Re: color depth change

[Jonh Wendell <jwendell gnome org>]

Em Sex, 2009-09-18 às 19:02 +0200, Michal Suchanek escreveu:
> 2009/9/18 Jonh Wendell <jwendell gnome org>:
> > Hello, folks.
> >
> > I've created a branch in github which adds the ability to change the
> > color depth of the connection:
> > http://github.com/jwendell/gtk-vnc/commits/depth
> >
> > I've created initially 3 "profiles":
> > full (24 bits/32 bpp),
> > medium (15 bits/16 bpp),
> > low (8 bits / 8bpp).
> >
> > Realvnc also has ultra-low, 3 bits/8bpp. Is this a gain once the bits on
> > the wire are the same (8 bits)?
> >
> >
> I guess it's a gain if you want to support broken servers that cannot
> send anything else.
> 
>  4bit VGA(EGA?) colours were a standard for a long time. I'm surprised
> they added an obscure 3bit/8bpp format instead.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Michal

RFB spec says that only 8, 16 and 32 bpp are supported.
-- 
Jonh Wendell
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