TITLE
    Mac OS X Public Beta: 256 Color Mode and/or 640 x 480 Resolution Not Recommended
Article ID:
Created:
Modified: 		106046
10/20/00
10/20/00
TOPIC

    The 256-color mode and the 640 x 480 screen resolution (alone or in combination) may cause anomalies in the appearance of system graphics.

DISCUSSION

    Symptom

    Irregularities may appear in system graphics when using either the 256-color mode or the 640 x 480 screen resolution.

    Products affected
    • Mac OS X Public Beta

    Solution

    The only time that you should use the 256-color mode or the 640 x 480 screen resolution in Mac OS X Public Beta is when a Classic application prompts you to do so or makes the change automatically. The applications that require these settings should not suffer any graphic anomalies in most cases.

    However, when you quit the application that requires one or both of these settings, you should check the Monitors panel of the System Preferences application. If the application did not automatically switch the Monitors settings back to a higher resolution and color depth, you should do so using the menus in the Monitors panel.

Document Information
Product Area: Mac OS System Software
Category: Mac OS X
Sub Category: General Topics
Keywords: kmosX

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