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From: mouse@lightning.mcrcim.mcgill.EDU (der Mouse)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re:  Does dbxtool require server capable of more than 16 colors?
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Date: 1 Apr 91 20:43:48 GMT
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> I have a dos pc with an xserver on it that is only capable of 16
> colors and dbxtool will fail to run complaining something about (I
> can't remember exact message) drawables of different depth.  The
> developer of the X server says the application(dbxtool) must be
> asking to use more than 16 colors.

This sounds wrong to me.  It seems more likely that dbxtool has fallen
victim to the pernicious disease of assuming that the whole world is
either 1-bit StaticGray ("monochrome") or 8-bit PseudoColor.  Of
course, it sees a depth greater than 1 and drops into its color mode,
including trying to send 8-bit images to the server....

The exact message would be most helpful.  You might also try running
dbxtool under the control of something like xscope, to verify precisely
what dbxtool really is asking the server to do....

					der Mouse

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