Over-constrained palette in GIF export

Every once in a while, when I am exporting to GIF, Fireworks
seems to over-constrain the color palette. For example, I am
working with a button image that I'd like to export, which has two
subtle gradients, in ranges of gray and green. They are banding
badly in export. I have turned off Snap to Web Safe, I've selected
"Exact" as the export palette (which, as usual, reverts back to
"adaptive" but unusually hasn't loaded an exact palette). My
palette limit is maxed at 256 colors, but the palette tells me it
is only using 108. I've tried resetting the palette every way I
know how.
Furthermore, when I export the same image from Photoshop
(having pasted in as a 24 bit full color PNG) it exports as a GIF
no problem. So I know that it can be done, but I don't want to have
to switch to PS just to export these images!
I've tried all of the preset palettes in FW to no avail. I
don't know why it is limiting itself to only 108 of the 256 allowed
colors, which requires the gradients to be banded. This behavior
pops up on me every few weeks it seems, and I can't seem to see a
pattern in which images are affected.
What's the story? How can I get the export palette to expand
to its full potential? Am I missing something, or is this just
buggy behavior?

jpf wrote:
> My question is whether this is buggy behavior in the
palette
> creation stage of export, or if there is some setting
I'm missing. I've
> already tried setting "exact" palette for export.
Use 100% dithering or export in JPEG format. If you think
it's a bug or
would like to suggest an enhancement to the program, then
fill out a
Feature Request/Bug Report Form.
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
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