[NMLUG] x11 client color resolution,

[wjl at icecavern.net (Wesley J. Landaker)]

On Monday 14 August 2006 14:09, Andres Paglayan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I use a mac, it OpenVPNs into a remote network,
> where I run a local xterm to launch a remote x application,
> everything is nice but the high resolution makes the transfer bulky,
>
> How can I lower the X server color depth for when I connect remotely
> with my xterm?

Some quick ideas:

  * Use the "-depth" option to X
  * Instead of a new full-screen X session, use Xnest or xephyr.
  * Use VNC instead of X.

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Wesley J. Landaker <wjl@icecavern.net> <xmpp:wjl@icecavern.net>
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