--- src/coloredit.c	1995-06-20 11:46:59.000000000 -0400
+++ src/coloredit.c	2026-04-30 02:19:50.000000000 -0400
@@ -2736,7 +2736,9 @@
         cols[n].blue = dacbox[n][2] * 256;
         cols[n].green = dacbox[n][1] * 256;
 
-        XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[n]);
+        if (colormap)
+          XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[n]);
+        else pixtab[n] = (dacbox[n][0] << 16) | (dacbox[n][1] << 8) | dacbox[n][2];
 
         paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[n].intred = (int)cols[n].red / 256;
         paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[n].intblue = (int)cols[n].blue / 256;
@@ -2781,7 +2783,9 @@
               cols[n].blue = dacbox[n][2] * 256;
               cols[n].green = dacbox[n][1] * 256;
 
-              XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[n]);
+              if (colormap)
+                XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[n]);
+              else pixtab[n] = (dacbox[n][0] << 16) | (dacbox[n][1] << 8) | dacbox[n][2];
 
               paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[n].intred =
                 (int)cols[n].red / 256;
@@ -2835,7 +2839,9 @@
               cols[n].blue = dacbox[n][2] * 256;
               cols[n].green = dacbox[n][1] * 256;
 
-              XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[n]);
+              if (colormap)
+                XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[n]);
+              else pixtab[n] = (dacbox[n][0] << 16) | (dacbox[n][1] << 8) | dacbox[n][2];
 
               paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[n].intred =
                 (int)cols[n].red / 256;
@@ -2944,8 +2950,15 @@
       cols[paledit.active_color_register_color].green =
         dacbox[paledit.active_color_register_color][1] * 256;
 
-      XStoreColor(display, colormap,
-        &cols[paledit.active_color_register_color]);
+      if (colormap) {
+        XStoreColor(display, colormap,
+          &cols[paledit.active_color_register_color]);
+      } else {
+        pixtab[paledit.active_color_register_color] =
+          (dacbox[paledit.active_color_register_color][0] << 16) |
+          (dacbox[paledit.active_color_register_color][1] << 8)  |
+          dacbox[paledit.active_color_register_color][2];
+      }
 
       change_xor_gc(0);
 
@@ -2992,8 +3005,15 @@
       cols[paledit.active_color_register_color].green =
         dacbox[paledit.active_color_register_color][1] * 256;
 
-      XStoreColor(display, colormap,
-        &cols[paledit.active_color_register_color]);
+      if (colormap) {
+        XStoreColor(display, colormap,
+          &cols[paledit.active_color_register_color]);
+      } else {
+        pixtab[paledit.active_color_register_color] =
+          (dacbox[paledit.active_color_register_color][0] << 16) |
+          (dacbox[paledit.active_color_register_color][1] << 8)  |
+          dacbox[paledit.active_color_register_color][2];
+      }
 
       change_xor_gc(0);
 
@@ -3212,8 +3232,15 @@
   cols[paledit.active_color_register_color].green =
     dacbox[paledit.active_color_register_color][1] * 256;
 
-  XStoreColor(display, colormap,
-    &cols[paledit.active_color_register_color]);
+  if (colormap) {
+    XStoreColor(display, colormap,
+      &cols[paledit.active_color_register_color]);
+  } else {
+    pixtab[paledit.active_color_register_color] =
+      (dacbox[paledit.active_color_register_color][0] << 16) |
+      (dacbox[paledit.active_color_register_color][1] << 8)  |
+      dacbox[paledit.active_color_register_color][2];
+  }
 
   i = paledit.active_color_register_color;
 
@@ -3329,7 +3356,9 @@
       cols[i].blue = dacbox[i][2] * 256;
       cols[i].green = dacbox[i][1] * 256;
 
-      XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[i]);
+      if (colormap)
+        XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[i]);
+      else pixtab[i] = (dacbox[i][0] << 16) | (dacbox[i][1] << 8) | dacbox[i][2];
 
       paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[i].red = dacbox[i][0];
       paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[i].blue = dacbox[i][2];
@@ -3402,7 +3431,9 @@
       cols[i].blue = dacbox[i][2] * 256;
       cols[i].green = dacbox[i][1] * 256;
 
-      XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[i]);
+      if (colormap)
+        XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[i]);
+      else pixtab[i] = (dacbox[i][0] << 16) | (dacbox[i][1] << 8) | dacbox[i][2];
 
       paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[i].red = dacbox[i][0];
       paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[i].blue = dacbox[i][2];
@@ -3519,7 +3550,9 @@
         cols[i].blue = dacbox[i][2] * 256;
         cols[i].green = dacbox[i][1] * 256;
 
-        XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[i]);
+        if (colormap)
+          XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[i]);
+        else pixtab[i] = (dacbox[i][0] << 16) | (dacbox[i][1] << 8) | dacbox[i][2];
 
         paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[i].red = dacbox[i][0];
         paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[i].blue = dacbox[i][2];
@@ -3572,7 +3605,9 @@
         cols[i].blue = dacbox[i][2] * 256;
         cols[i].green = dacbox[i][1] * 256;
 
-        XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[i]);
+        if (colormap)
+          XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[i]);
+        else pixtab[i] = (dacbox[i][0] << 16) | (dacbox[i][1] << 8) | dacbox[i][2];
 
         paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[i].red = dacbox[i][0];
         paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[i].blue = dacbox[i][2];
@@ -3607,7 +3642,9 @@
     cols[i].blue = dacbox[i][2] * 256;
     cols[i].green = dacbox[i][1] * 256;
 
-    XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[i]);
+    if (colormap)
+      XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[i]);
+    else pixtab[i] = (dacbox[i][0] << 16) | (dacbox[i][1] << 8) | dacbox[i][2];
 
     paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[i].red = dacbox[i][0];
     paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[i].blue = dacbox[i][2];
@@ -3685,7 +3722,9 @@
   cols[oldcolor].blue = dacbox[oldcolor][2] * 256;
   cols[oldcolor].green = dacbox[oldcolor][1] * 256;
 
-  XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[oldcolor]);
+  if (colormap)
+    XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[oldcolor]);
+  else pixtab[oldcolor] = (dacbox[oldcolor][0] << 16) | (dacbox[oldcolor][1] << 8) | dacbox[oldcolor][2];
 
   change_xor_gc(0);
   update_undo_index();
@@ -3751,7 +3790,9 @@
   cols[oldcolor].blue = dacbox[oldcolor][2] * 256;
   cols[oldcolor].green = dacbox[oldcolor][1] * 256;
 
-  XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[oldcolor]);
+  if (colormap)
+    XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[oldcolor]);
+  else pixtab[oldcolor] = (dacbox[oldcolor][0] << 16) | (dacbox[oldcolor][1] << 8) | dacbox[oldcolor][2];
 
   change_xor_gc(0);
   update_undo_index();
@@ -3871,7 +3912,9 @@
       cols[n].blue = dacbox[n][2] * 256;
       cols[n].green = dacbox[n][1] * 256;
 
-      XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[n]);
+      if (colormap)
+        XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[n]);
+      else pixtab[n] = (dacbox[n][0] << 16) | (dacbox[n][1] << 8) | dacbox[n][2];
 
       paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[n].intred = (int)cols[n].red / 256;
       paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[n].intblue = (int)cols[n].blue / 256;
@@ -3948,7 +3991,9 @@
       cols[n].blue = dacbox[n][2] * 256;
       cols[n].green = dacbox[n][1] * 256;
 
-      XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[n]);
+      if (colormap)
+        XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[n]);
+      else pixtab[n] = (dacbox[n][0] << 16) | (dacbox[n][1] << 8) | dacbox[n][2];
 
       paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[n].intred = (int)cols[n].red / 256;
       paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[n].intblue = (int)cols[n].blue / 256;
@@ -4460,7 +4505,9 @@
       cols[i].blue = dacbox[i][2] * 256;
       cols[i].green = dacbox[i][1] * 256;
 
-      XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[i]);
+      if (colormap)
+        XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[i]);
+      else pixtab[i] = (dacbox[i][0] << 16) | (dacbox[i][1] << 8) | dacbox[i][2];
 
       paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[i].red = dacbox[i][0];
       paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[i].blue = dacbox[i][2];
@@ -4565,7 +4612,9 @@
       cols[i].blue = dacbox[i][2] * 256;
       cols[i].green = dacbox[i][1] * 256;
 
-      XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[i]);
+      if (colormap)
+        XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[i]);
+      else pixtab[i] = (dacbox[i][0] << 16) | (dacbox[i][1] << 8) | dacbox[i][2];
 
       paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[i].red = dacbox[i][0];
       paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[i].blue = dacbox[i][2];
@@ -5775,7 +5824,13 @@
   cols[freestyle.color].blue = dacbox[freestyle.color][2] * 256;
   cols[freestyle.color].green = dacbox[freestyle.color][1] * 256;
 
-  XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[freestyle.color]);
+  if (colormap)
+    XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[freestyle.color]);
+  else {
+    pixtab[freestyle.color] = (dacbox[freestyle.color][0] << 16) |
+                              (dacbox[freestyle.color][1] << 8)  |
+                              dacbox[freestyle.color][2];
+  }
 
   paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[freestyle.color].red =
     dacbox[freestyle.color][0];
@@ -6138,7 +6193,10 @@
       cols[n].red = dacbox[n][0] * 256;
       cols[n].blue = dacbox[n][2] * 256;
       cols[n].green = dacbox[n][1] * 256;
-      XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[n]);
+      if (colormap)
+        XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[n]);
+      else pixtab[n] = (dacbox[n][0] << 16) | (dacbox[n][1] << 8) | dacbox[n][2];
+
       paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[n].intred =
         (int)cols[n].red / 256;
       paledit.palette_colorbox_rect[n].intblue =
--- src/file_menu.c	1995-06-20 11:47:00.000000000 -0400
+++ src/file_menu.c	2026-04-30 02:10:14.000000000 -0400
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@
 {
   XSetWindowAttributes winattrs;
   int backing_store;
-  char msg[128];
+  char msg[256];
   int ret;
 
   if(editpal_cursor != 0)
--- src/globals.c	2026-04-30 02:09:18.000000000 -0400
+++ src/globals.c	2026-04-30 02:10:14.000000000 -0400
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@
 int slides;
 int soundflag;
 int started_resaves;
+int staticcolormap;
 int sxdots;
 int sxoffs;
 int sydots;
--- src/globals.h	2026-04-30 02:09:18.000000000 -0400
+++ src/globals.h	2026-04-30 02:10:14.000000000 -0400
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@
 extern int slides;
 extern int soundflag;
 extern int started_resaves;
+extern int staticcolormap;
 extern int sxdots;
 extern int sxoffs;
 extern int sydots;
--- src/init_data.c	1995-06-20 11:47:04.000000000 -0400
+++ src/init_data.c	2026-04-30 02:10:14.000000000 -0400
@@ -312,12 +312,14 @@
   videotable[1].ydots =         0;
   videotable[1].colors =        0;
 
+  colormap = None;
   switch(visual->class)
     {
     case DirectColor:
     case PseudoColor:
     case GrayScale:
       gotrealdac=1;
+      staticcolormap=0;
     break;
 
     case TrueColor:
@@ -325,6 +327,7 @@
     case StaticGray:
     default:
       gotrealdac=0;
+      staticcolormap=1;
     break;
     }
 
--- src/resize_window.c	1995-06-20 11:47:09.000000000 -0400
+++ src/resize_window.c	2026-04-30 02:10:14.000000000 -0400
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     image = XCreateImage(display,
       visual,
       XDefaultDepth(display, screen_number),
-      ZPixmap, 0, NULL, sxdots, sydots, 8, xdots);
+      ZPixmap, 0, NULL, sxdots, sydots, 32, xdots << 2);
 
     if (image == NULL)
       {
--- src/rotate.c	1995-06-20 11:47:09.000000000 -0400
+++ src/rotate.c	2026-04-30 02:10:14.000000000 -0400
@@ -538,7 +538,8 @@
     cols[n].blue = dacbox[n][2] * 256;
     cols[n].green = dacbox[n][1] * 256;
 
-    XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[n]);
+    if (colormap)
+      XStoreColor(display, colormap, &cols[n]);
     }
   spindac(0, 0);
 }
--- src/util.c	1995-06-20 11:47:13.000000000 -0400
+++ src/util.c	2026-04-30 02:10:14.000000000 -0400
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@
   image = XCreateImage(display,
     visual,
     XDefaultDepth(display, screen_number),
-    ZPixmap, 0, NULL, sxdots, sydots, 8, xdots);
+    ZPixmap, 0, NULL, sxdots, sydots, 32, xdots << 2);
 
   if (image == NULL)
     {
--- src/video.c	1995-06-20 11:47:13.000000000 -0400
+++ src/video.c	2026-04-30 02:38:27.000000000 -0400
@@ -164,7 +164,17 @@
 
 int readvideo(int x, int y)
 {
-  return ipixtab[XGetPixel(image, x, y)];
+  unsigned int i = 0;
+  Pixel p = XGetPixel(image, x, y);
+
+  if (colormap) 
+    return ipixtab[p & 0xff];
+
+  for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+    if (p == pixtab[i])
+      return ipixtab[i];
+  }
+  return 0;
 }
 
 void
@@ -224,6 +234,18 @@
 {
   int i;
 
+  if (usepixtab && !colormap) {
+    for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+      cols[i].pixel = pixtab[i] = (dacbox[i][0] << 16) |
+                                  (dacbox[i][1] << 8)  |
+                                   dacbox[i][2];
+      cols[i].red = dacbox[i][0] * 256;
+      cols[i].green = dacbox[i][1] * 256;
+      cols[i].blue = dacbox[i][2] * 256;
+    }
+    return 0;
+  }
+
   if (!gotrealdac)
     return -1;
 
@@ -236,9 +258,10 @@
     cols[i].blue = dacbox[i][2] * 256;
     }
 
-  XStoreColors(display, colormap, cols, colors);
-
-  XFlush(display);
+  if (colormap) {
+    XStoreColors(display, colormap, cols, colors);
+    XFlush(display);
+  }
 
   return 0;
 }
@@ -277,7 +300,10 @@
     ipixtab[i] = 999;
     }
 
-  if (!gotrealdac)
+  if (staticcolormap) {
+    gotrealdac = 0;
+    usepixtab = 1;
+  } else if (!gotrealdac)
     {
     colors = 2;
     }
@@ -285,6 +311,7 @@
     {
     colors = 256;
     gotrealdac = 0;
+    sharecolor = 1;
     }
   else if (privatecolor)
     {