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From: rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: DefaultColormap bug?
Message-ID: <8901111834.AA02158@EXPIRE.LCS.MIT.EDU>
Date: 11 Jan 89 18:34:37 GMT
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It's definitely a bug to be able to delete it.  The Protocol spec
is explicit on this (see FreeColormap; p. 422 in the Digital Press book).