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From: mlandau@bbn.com (Matt Landau)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Xtk on Sun 3/50 does it work?
Message-ID: <10256@slate.BBN.COM>
Date: Thu, 29-Oct-87 14:06:20 EST
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Posted: Thu Oct 29 14:06:20 1987
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In comp.windows.x (<8710291421.AA28436@LYRE.MIT.EDU>), Ralph R. Swick writes:
>
>     [In reference to "Bad source value for 'String' to 'Color' conversion
>      messages.]
>
>The most common cause for this problem is a missing or invalid rgb
>database; check to make sure /usr/lib/X11/rgb.{dir,pag} exist (and check
>server/include/site.h to verify the pathname wasn't changed).  The -co
>server command line argument will also point it at a different database.

Nope.  The toolkit programs ALWAYS give these error messages when run on 
a monochrome machine, even if the rgb database is there.  The problem is
that there's code in lib/oldXrm/XrmConvert.c that ought to be #ifdef'ed
out.  Comparing lib/oldXrm/XrmConvert.c with lib/Xrm/XrmConvert.c will
show you which lines.
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