Re: [ROOT] missing colors in color table

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HP Wei wrote:
> 
> Machine: Sun Solaris
> ROOT/Cint: 5.25.02 /  5.14.47
> Built with g++
> 
> I notice that I don't have those pretty colors
> when running hsum.C in the tutorials.
> 
> Upon inspecting the color table in view/color in
> a canvas, I see that only 1 to 7 and number_14 color
> show color.  All others are blank, only numbers in the table.
> 
> Anything that I need to set???
> Or anything I need to set when building ROOT?

I guess your X-Server runs with 8bits for color. Netscape uses up most of the
colors in the palette. Try to switch to 16bit. E.g. if you start X by hand try
'startx -- -bpp 16'.

Cheers,
Ingo

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