minor settings problems

[Olivier Fourdan]

Hi,

You are using a 16bit depth display (ie 65535 colors) and gradients
don't look too good with 16bit depth displays. Try to switch to 24bit
depth.

Cheers,
Olivier.

On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 17:08, Felipe Lopes wrote:
> Maybe I was not clear when I told my problem...I am using the 4.0.3 indeed, 
> which is the last package from Debain...My problem has to do with settings 
> of monitor or videocard.... 
> Lemme try to explain again: 
> 
> There is this bg: xfce-stripes.png...It has some gradient by default, 
> agreed?? There is (propably) a miss configuration of XF86Config-4 (probably) 
> which makes this gradient no to be smooth... 
> 
> I assume that this problem and the icon problem (probably) has nothing to do 
> w/ xfce4 itself, but I thought that someone, while trying to set xfce4, had 
> the same problem and found a solution for it :) 
> 
> About updating to 4.0.5, since I am new to linux, it might be a good idea 
> wait 4.0.5 get to debian repositories before. 
> 
> (Xfce4 is awesome) 
> 
> >if you have a color gradient option in your desktop settings, then you 
> >are most definitely not using 4.0.3. i just added the gradient option 
> >to CVS HEAD (dev version 4.1.x) two days ago. 
> > 
> >to verify the version you're running, please try running 
> >'xfce4-panel --version' and 'xfdesktop --version' from a terminal window 
> >(for 4.0.x, xfdesktop won't report a version). 
> > 
> >it occurs to me that you may be talking about the default background 
> >pixmap itself (xfce-stripes.png), in which case i'm not sure what to 
> >tell you. i've never heard of this particular problem before. 
> > 
> >still assuming that you really are running 4.0.3, you should really be 
> >running 4.0.5 before reporting any bugs, as they've most likely been 
> >fixed since then. 
> > 
> >as for icons, the 4.0.x panel doesn't use any theming for non-default 
> >panel icons. if you can't find a particular icon for a particular app 
> >on your hard drive, that's the app author's or packager's fault, not 
> >ours. 
> > 
> > -brian 
> > 
> >On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Felipe Lopes wrote: 
> > 
> >> Im using xfce4.0.3 from debian packages... 
> >> 
> >> Ive tried both, 16bit and 24bit...Neither one solve the problem...Is 
> >there 
> >> any other set I can change to try to fix it? 
> >> 
> >> About the icons, I can leave w/ it indeed LOL. Xfce4 is too great to let 
> >the 
> >> icon issue an issue ;) 
> >> 
> >> >i presume you're using CVS xfce. please specify this in advance next 
> >> >time... 
> >> > 
> >> >Felipe Lopes wrote: 
> >> > 
> >> >>1) The gradient of the default background is not smooth, u can see 
> >clearly 
> >> >>the division of the colors like if I have a lot of circles w/ close 
> >> colors. 
> >> >>I have tried to change XF86Config-4 settings concerning my videocard 
> and 
> >> >>monitor (tried to use 16 and 24 bit) but didnt work.... 
> >> >> 
> >> >> 
> >> >what bit depth _are_ you using? i've only tested at 24bit, and it looks 
> >> >fine to me. i have heard that it doesn't look so great at 16bit, but i 
> >> >haven't had the chance to look into it yet. 
> >> > 
> >> >>3) Some of icons of programs Ive installed I cannot find then...My 
> >> firefox 
> >> >>icon I found in its folder just dun have the Fox!! Gaim icon could not 
> >be 
> >> >>found at all... 
> >> >> 
> >> >> 
> >> >yep. icon theming is somewhat broken at present. you'll have to live 
> >> >with it ^_~. ah, the joys of CVS... 
> >> > 
> >> > -brian 
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> >> >---------- 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Felipe Lopes. 
> >> 
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> 
> Felipe Lopes. 
> 
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