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no colors in XF3.1.1

no colors in XF3.1.1

Post by Aldy Hernand » Fri, 24 Feb 1995 11:26:27



Hi.
I've been running Linux with X for about 2 years and have always updated
everything. I just got XF3.1.1 and used "reconfig" on my old Xconfig file.
I tweaked it after I was done and X started up just fine.
I'm using a Hercules Dynamite (no pro or power or anything, just plain).

However, TWM and FVWM both fail to recognize most colors. Including black/
white, etc... I'm using XF86_SVGA. Everything seems fine except the colors.
Here's what I get in .xsession-errors:

twm:  invalid color name "black"
twm:  invalid color name "white"
twm:  invalid color name "slategrey"
twm:  invalid color name "gray85"
twm:  invalid color name "steel blue"
etc...

Thanks for any help.
Please respond via ****EMAIL****, since I generally do not read this group.
Thanks in advance,

Aldy

 
 
 
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Vince Taluskie

UNIX Systems Administration   http://www.ph.utexas.edu/~taluskie/home.html

 "Be careful lest in casting out the devils you cast out the best thing
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