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From: converse@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Donna Converse)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: XCreateWindow with different depth
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Date: 2 Feb 90 23:21:37 GMT
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> I tried to XCreateWindow with the depth different from that of its parent, but
> failed. It worked O.K. as long as I changed the depth to that of its parent.
> What's the problem?

The problem could be that the given depth is not supported for the screen.
Run the client program xdpyinfo on the display; under the per-screen information
it will tell you which depths are supported on each screen.

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