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From: rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler)
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Subject: Re: depth 2
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Date: 5 Jan 90 21:16:58 GMT
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    Pixmap formats are only restricted by your imagination :-)

No, John Bowler is correct that you cannot advertise bits-per-pixel of 2
in a FORMAT structure through the protocol.  So, if you use 2-bits
internally, some conversion has to go on within the server.  Regrettable
perhaps, but that's the way it is.