[Vis5d-users] Re: Sun Systems with 24-bit framebuffers

Hi Lisa,

A gamma correction hack should go in src/graphics.ogl.c,
perhaps in make_big_window() or make_3d_window().  I have
no plans to do this, but perhaps someone with Solaris 8
and Elite3D will.

Cheers,
Bill
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On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, Lisa Bogar wrote:

> I have encountered a problem where the colors are "dimmed" in vis5d when using
> it on an Ultra 80 running Solaris 8.  I had the same problem with xv, but found 
> a patch for xv which took care of this.  I might be able to wade through all the
> code and look for the similarities, but I was wondering if there is a similar
> patch for vis5d.
> 
> The problem exists due to Sun providing two identical Visuals with different 
> gamma correction curves, for different types of hardware.  Before I patched
> the problems with OpenGL and the Elite 3D graphics then the colors were correct.
> I can't get Sun to tell me outright what those changes were in the patches that
> now keep the system from crashing which is critical.
> 
> Thanks,
> Lisa
>