paryavi@harris.cis.ksu.edu (Saiid Paryavi) (02/07/89)
I have been trying to setup a gif picture as my background using DeskPict. I
used Giffer 1.0 to save the picture in resource id=0 format (startup screen) and
then placed the new file in my system folder. On startup, the picture does
appear as the desktop background, however, the colors and the resolution are
distorted. It seems like the picture is being displayed in 16 color mode
instead of 256. Anyone has run into this problem before? Any solutions?
Using: Mac II, 5meg RAM, 8 bit video, Apple RGB, system 6.02, etc.
Thanks
Saiid Paryavi Computer Science Dept.
paryavi@ksuvax1.cis.ksu.edu Nichols Hall
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{pyramid,ucsd}!ncr-sd!ncrwic!ksuvax1!paryavi Manhattan, KS 66506stuartb@microsoft.UUCP (Stuart Burden) (02/09/89)
In article <705@deimos.cis.ksu.edu> paryavi@harris.cis.ksu.edu (Saiid Paryavi) writes: | I have been trying to setup a gif picture as my background using | DeskPict. I used Giffer 1.0 to save the picture in resource id=0 | format (startup screen) and then placed the new file in my system folder. | On startup, the picture does appear as the desktop background, however, | the colors and the resolution are distorted. It seems like the picture is | being displayed in 16 color mode instead of 256. Anyone has run into | this problem before? Any solutions? I think it could be either of two things. 1. The GIF image uses a custom colour lookup table (most do) which does not match your standard Apple clut (if your using Giffer, try the display using system colours option to see if this is the problem). If this is the problem send me e-mail, as I've posted a way around this before. 2. The other possibility is (and I haven't seen this in a long while), that you need to re-set the monitors cdev in the control panel to 256. Actually select it, click on 256 (even though it is already displayed.. this got me), close the control panel and re-boot. | Saiid Paryavi Hope this help, Stu. __Paths to my door:_______________________ microsoft!stuartb@beaver.cs.washington.edu - Usual disclaimer, that all microsoft!stuartb@uw-beaver.arpa - the above is pure fantasy microsoft!stuartb@uunet.UU.NET - and Microsoft only [DE01HB]stuartb@DASNET# {from AppleLink} - gave me the Mountain Dew stuartb@microsoft.uucp {well connected} - to dream it all in a D2012 {@applelink.apple.com - shared acct} - caffeine haze :-) __________________________________________________________________________