Re: monochrome displays and jpg support

[Constantin K. <co...@ce...>]

Hello Bob,

>>>>> "BA" == Bob Arctor <cu...@pb...> writes:

BA> hmm, i lurked inside the code, and while bpp!=8 jpeg isn't even
BA> used... strange jpg can be used with -monochrome flag, and server
BA> should then compress 8bpp data as 255 gray shades .

The problem is that the RFB protocol supports only RGB pixel
representation, so 8bpp cannot represent gray shades only. Another
issue is that it's possible to use palette-based gray shades in 8bpp
format, but support for such pixel format is very limited in TightVNC.

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With Best Wishes,
Constantin