[Bug 7334] New: Workaround for lack of 8bpp (8-bit, 256 color) support on 24bpp displays

[Wine Bugs]

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7334

           Summary: Workaround for lack of 8bpp (8-bit, 256 color) support
                    on 24bpp displays
           Product: Wine
           Version: 0.9.30.
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: wine-x11driver
        AssignedTo: wine-bugs(a)winehq.org
        ReportedBy: cshore(a)wightman.ca


8bpp color (256 color mode) is not available if the X display is set to 24bpp
color.  This can be worked around using RealVNC 4 (vnc4server, xvnc4viewer) for
sure and possibly TightVNC or RealVNC 3.  With vnc4 if you use the parameter -cc
3 (e.g. vnc4server :2 -cc 3 -geometry 640x480 -localhost, then issue the command
xvnc4viewer :2) you can have a virtual 8bpp display (in the example a 640x480
window with  the virtual screen would appear).  This is known as PseudoColor
mode in the vnc documentation.

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