Using Visual Classes - Planar DOME Md5/PCX Installation Manual

Using Visual Classes

A visual class (or visual) is the X Window System™ terminology
to describe the characteristics of a display. X defines the visual
classes listed in this table.
Static Class
StaticGray
StaticColor
TrueColor
Static classes do not support the use of a modifiable colormap,
but the corresponding dynamic classes do.
The Md5/PCX board has a default visual class of GrayScale.
PseudoColor
applications run only on displays with a PseudoColor
default visual class. You can configure the Md5/PCX board
to emulate PseudoColor for applications by invoking the
X Window System with PseudoColor as the default visual class.
Dynamic Class
GrayScale
PseudoColor
DirectColor
is the most common display type. Some
Using Visual Classes | 95