Re: Howto disable render extension

On 9 Oct 2002, Hendrik Uhlmann wrote:

> Hello
> 
> I'm using XFree86 4.2.0 on a SuSE 7.3 Linux box and have some trouble
> with color allocation on 8 bit PseudoColor Displays.
> 
> There are only 7 colors available for allocation by an self written
> application, but this application needs much more colors.
> 
> I read somwhere in the web, that the RENDER-Extension in 4.2.0
> allocates a lot of colors per default.
> 
> So my question:
> Is it possible to disable the RENDER Extension for a special DISPLAY?
> How can I do this.
> 

   This problem is fixed in CVS.  There is no solution for 4.2.0
unless you are using NVIDIA's binary drivers (which have an
Option "NoRenderExtension") or hack the source code yourself.
Render isn't as color-hungry in CVS so there should be more
colors available.


			MArk.