X in 8 bit mode - Perfomancetroubles

[Thomas Chadwick]

I think the best 8-bit performance will result if you "downshift" the 
Windows desktop to 256 colors and run XWin in windowed mode, which will 
allow it to use the DirectDraw engine.

>From: Harald Pollak <h.pollak@pke.at>
>Reply-To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>Subject: X in 8 bit mode - Perfomancetroubles
>Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:48:32 +0200
>
>Hy!
>Im  using Cygwin XFree on a Acer Travelmate 634lci with Windows XP (
>Color 32 bit )
>my Application running on OpenVMS.
>
>I have to use 8 Bit Colormode for correct display.
>
>When i start X with the command:
>
>X -ac -fullscreen -depth 8 &
>
>The display is ok, but the perfomane is unuseabel.
>
>When i use :
>
>X -ac -fullscreen -emulatepseudo &
>
>Then the Applicationdisplay isn't working correct.
>
>Does anyone have a idea how I can use 8bit-colored Application with good
>performace on
>
>Cygwin Xwin
>
>I'm sure anybody outthere has an solution for my problem, so let me
>know.
>
>Thanks & best regards
>
>Harry
>

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