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From: mouse@LARRY.MCRCIM.MCGILL.EDU (der Mouse)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re:  Where to get newest release
Message-ID: <9006040046.AA16088@Larry.McRCIM.McGill.EDU>
Date: 4 Jun 90 00:46:08 GMT
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> Where can I get the newest release of X windows.?  I seem to be
> having problems with twm from my release of X11 Release 4.

That is the latest release.  There are some patches - about a dozen, if
memory serves - but X11R4 is modern X.

> I get a lot of illegally changed colormap messages, and certian
> programs will not allocate their colormaps becuase of this..  Are the
> patches for twm out there, that fix this bug,

The bug is in the client, not in twm.  Almost certainly, the client is
calling XInstallColormap directly, which is not allowed[%]: only window
managers may call XInstallColormap.  Clients should simply set the
colormaps of their windows and let the window manager arbitrate
colormap installation.

[%] "not allowed" here means "contrary to the ICCCM", not "illegal
    according to the protocol".

					der Mouse

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