The problem is with GTK+, the toolkit we're using for both Unix and
Windows. Please see
http://www.ethereal.com/faq.html#q4.19
for details.
On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Tom Emerson wrote:
> I've know about ethereal for some time; used it on occaision; finally
> decided to load it up under windows and got what I believe is a rather
> pointless error -- no support for 256 colors!
>
> Now, having used this in the past [and knowing it comes from a
> unix/terminal/non-gui background] I cannot fathom why the progran would need
> more than 16 colors, let alone 256! [black & white for text, grey for
> backgrounds, and maybe half a dozen for "highlights"...]
>
> It turns out that due to a bug I haven't bothered to track down, this
> particular system will NOT change the screen colors/resolution -- I'm stuck
> with 640x480x256. Since all I use this system for is e-mail and terminal
> [telnet/ssh] access to other mainframes/hosts, I haven't had much need for
> anything beyond this, so as I said, I haven't bothered to "fix" this
> problem.
>
> is there a compelling reason why the program requires more than 256 colors?
> I'll go out on a bit of a limb and guess it might be due to using a
> third-party gui library (qt?), in which case I'll retract any flame-like
> comments I might be thinking of at the moment. OTOH, if it is sheer
> laziness on the part of the programmers, well, let's just say I can't think
> of an appropriate cutdown at the moment :)
>
> Tom Emerson
>
> diclaimers, etc.: please respond direct -- I haven't subscribed [already on
> too many other lists, this would be more clutter for just one answer] and I
> *DID* make a pass at the archives [only to find they are far from "easily
> searched" -- my eyes aren't what they used to be...] If this HAS been
> addressed in the past, a direct link to the message/thread that answers this
> question would be appreciated.
>
>
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