Very Computer

        I'm producing high-quality ray-traced images with 24-bit color.
As the complexity (number of colors, especially) rises, the more
unattractive they look on an 8-bit display.

        To view these images as they ought to be viewed, and use my
hardware to its full potential, I need a 24-bit X server. I own
an S3 86C805-based Stealth 24 VLB. I understand that support for
this adapter is limited because of Diamond's policies about
releasing programming information only under a nondisclosure
agreement. Even so, there must be a program that will set the
640x480x24-bit color mode for X. I'd like to know about such
a program.

        Perhaps those of us that are unfortunate enough to own
Diamond's products should form a users group. If we work
together, maybe we can change Diamond's policies.

David Young (Computer Enthusiast and Nice Guy)

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David Young (Computer Enthusiast and Nice Guy)
"We're mild and green and squeaky clean" -- Zooropa, by U2

:       I'm producing high-quality ray-traced images with 24-bit color.
: As the complexity (number of colors, especially) rises, the more
: unattractive they look on an 8-bit display.

:       To view these images as they ought to be viewed, and use my
: hardware to its full potential, I need a 24-bit X server. I own
: an S3 86C805-based Stealth 24 VLB. I understand that support for
: this adapter is limited because of Diamond's policies about
: releasing programming information only under a nondisclosure
: agreement. Even so, there must be a program that will set the
: 640x480x24-bit color mode for X. I'd like to know about such
: a program.

No, that has to be in the X server, and there is currently no support for
XFree for greater than 8 bit colour.

:       Perhaps those of us that are unfortunate enough to own
: Diamond's products should form a users group. If we work
: together, maybe we can change Diamond's policies.

Has nothing to do with that.  There is just no Xserver for 24bit colour,
that's all.  I saw a while ago that someone was working on it, but that
person said it would be done... when it was done.

: David Young (Computer Enthusiast and Nice Guy)

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: David Young (Computer Enthusiast and Nice Guy)
: "We're mild and green and squeaky clean" -- Zooropa, by U2

:       I'm producing high-quality ray-traced images with 24-bit color.
: As the complexity (number of colors, especially) rises, the more
: unattractive they look on an 8-bit display.
:       To view these images as they ought to be viewed, and use my
: hardware to its full potential, I need a 24-bit X server. I own
: an S3 86C805-based Stealth 24 VLB. I understand that support for
: this adapter is limited because of Diamond's policies about
: releasing programming information only under a nondisclosure
: agreement. Even so, there must be a program that will set the
: 640x480x24-bit color mode for X. I'd like to know about such
: a program.

        Perhaps you would get quicker results looking into developing
vgalib further. It already has "truecolour" support for some chipsets, I
think. Then again, it may be completely different for S3 based cards.
Anyone?

        Hacking the X Server would be no trivial task, well neigh
impossible for the mortals who only use it :) Thanks XFree86 Team!

        Kenny.

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Kenneth MacDonald, Department of Geology & Geophysics,
The University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Tel +44 31 650 5917
WWW - "http://www.glg.ed.ac.uk/kenny"