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From: dbainbri@ics.uci.edu (David Bainbridge)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Is The Screen Color?
Keywords: monochrome, color
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Date: 25 Jun 89 20:52:39 GMT
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  A while back someone asked about how to determine if the screen was
color or black and white.  I found this in a book I have by O'Reilly and
Associates. 

#include < "Standard X Includes" >

int		depth;

"Open Display, and get default screen"

depth = DisplayPlanes( display, screen );

if ( depth == 1 ) 
  "Screen is monochrome"
else
  "Screen is color"

I haven't tested this, but I hope it works, I plan to use it.

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