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From: linton@marktwain.rad.sgi.com (Mark Linton)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.interviews
Subject: Re: patch for monochrome Suns
Message-ID: <1991Apr20.000903.9403@odin.corp.sgi.com>
Date: 20 Apr 91 00:09:03 GMT
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In article <NISHIO.91Apr19221705@mizar.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp>, nishio@kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Nishio `Cchwitz' Shuichi) writes:
|> Reference -> Regarding patch for monochrome Suns; linton@marktwain.rad.sgi.com (Mark Linton) adds:
|> 
|> > Below is the fix for monochrome Suns or anything bw system with whitepixel == 0.
|> 
|> Is it possible to have this work selectively looking whether the
|> X-server takes 0 for whitepixel or not?

I don't understand the question.  The new code should work regardless
of pixel definitions.  The old code assumed StaticGray visuals were like TrueColor
visuals for gray scale; this is incorrect.