---
name: "gcpSetColorfulPalette"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libggigcp1-dev"
version: "1.0.2+dfsg1-2"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gcpSetColorfulPalette"
---

# gcpSetColorfulPalette(3)

Set a palette with a full range of all colors

## NAME

**gcpSetColorfulPalette** - Set a palette with a full range of all colors

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <ggi/gcp.h>
int gcpSetColorfulPalette(ggi_visual_t vis);
```

## DESCRIPTION

LibGGIGCP guarantees that there will be a default palette when a palettized mode is set.  What this default is, however, is dependent on the visual.  For example, the X target deliberately avoids setting all colors to avoid color-flashing when moving between windows.

Applications that want to ensure that they have a full scale of all colors can call **gcpSetColorfulPalette** after mode set.  This function uses a smarter color allocation scheme, causing good colors but still minimal flashing in windowed targets.

## RETURN VALUE

**gcpSetColorfulPalette** returns the number of the first entry changed. **\<0** indicate `ggi-error(3)`.

## SEE ALSO

`gcpSetRGBAPalette(3)`, `gcpSetYUVPalette(3)`, `gcpSetCMYKPalette(3)`, `gcpSetHSVPalette(3)`, `gcpSetYCCPalette(3)`