Why the rendering color seems not smooth?

I program on WindowsXP platform.

and set PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR members like such.

PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR pfd = { 
	sizeof(PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR),   // size of this pfd 
	1,                     // version number 
	PFD_DRAW_TO_WINDOW |   // support window 
	PFD_SUPPORT_OPENGL |   // support OpenGL 
	PFD_DOUBLEBUFFER,      // double buffered 
	PFD_TYPE_RGBA,         // RGBA type 
	24,                    // 24-bit color depth 
	0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,      // color bits ignored 
	0,                     // no alpha buffer 
	0,                     // shift bit ignored 
	0,                     // no accumulation buffer 
	0, 0, 0, 0,            // accum bits ignored 
	32,                    // 32-bit z-buffer 
	0,                     // no stencil buffer 
	0,                     // no auxiliary buffer 
	PFD_MAIN_PLANE,        // main layer 
	0,                     // reserved 
	0, 0, 0                // layer masks ignored 
};

and then go on ChoosePixelFormat(…) and SetPixelFormat(…)

Every thing seems OK!

I check the pixel color format with code:
glGetIntegerv(GL_RED_BITS, &iParam);

And iParam is 8(bit);

But the rendering color is not smooth, looks just like in 256 color!

Why?

Thank you!

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Not enough informations to answer. What and how do you draw?
Do a DescribePixelFormat() and check the other fields in the pixelformat.
Try a simple triangle with three different colors at the vertices with lighting disabled.
Make sure glShadeModel is set to the default GL_SMOOTH for Gouraud shading.

Thank you, Relic!

I have tried the function DescribePixelFormat(), the result is correct: 24 bit color depth, r, g, and b each share 8 bit.

I render a 3D model with texture.

I’m sure the model is correct, because I render it with 3d explore, a application programme, the result is smooth.

It seems irrelevant to pixel format…

I’m trying other things …

As I trying to draw an image in OpenGL with glDrawPixels(…), the image is strangely thrink! I think maybe the texture image is thrinked too, what makes the rendering looks not smooth.

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