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From: luj@delta.ecn.purdue.edu (Jun Lu)
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Subject: Can XAllocColor/XAllocNamedColor fail ?
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Date: 8 Nov 90 17:46:17 GMT
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I have a feeling that XAllocColor can never fail under normal conditions(
valid cmap argument, normal operations of server, normal connections )
becasuse XAllocColor request finds the *closest* color entry in the color
map if it is full.  

Am I right ?

Thanks,
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