---
name: "ggiSetColorfulPalette"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libggi2-dev"
version: "1:2.2.2-5"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ggiSetColorfulPalette"
---

# ggiSetColorfulPalette(3)

Set a palette with a full range of all colors

## NAME

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

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

LibGGI guarantees that there will be a default palette when a palettized mode is set.  What this default is, however, 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 **ggiSetColorfulPalette** after mode set.  This function uses a smarter color allocation scheme, causing good colors but still minimal flashing in windowed targets.

## RETURN VALUE

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

## SEE ALSO

`ggiSetPalette(3)`