Mac OS X 10.5: Can't select 256 colors in Displays preferences

  • Last Modified: August 05, 2008
  • Article: HT2235
  • Old Article: 306773

Summary

You can choose thousands of colors (if available) or millions of colors in Display preferences (in System Preferences) in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, but the 256 colors choice is dimmed ("grayed out").

Products Affected

Mac OS X 10.5

This behavior is normal. Applications that require 256 colors to run will continue to use this option as needed.

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