FB_VISUAL_TRUECOLOR vs. FB_VISUAL_DIRECTCOLOR

"James Lehman" <[email protected]> Sat, 5 Aug 2006 18:56:44 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.linux.fbdev.user
Message-ID <008501c6b8e2$6c6f48f0$0b00a8c0@bug>
Can someone please explain the difference between these two display types?

FB_VISUAL_TRUECOLOR
FB_VISUAL_DIRECTCOLOR

My frame buffer API, ezfb, works well with cards that are
FB_VISUAL_TRUECOLOR, but not so well with cards that are
FB_VISUAL_DIRECTCOLOR.

http://www.akrobiz.com/ezfb/

Thanks!           James.   :o)



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