cristy@eplrx7.uucp (John Cristy) (04/23/91)
I just received Pencom's X11 server and am having problems getting a
few X clients to work. The server has two odd attributes. One is
the bits-per-pixel for XImage's is 2. And the blue mask for several
of the visuals is 0. Could a X wizard let me know if these
attributes are legal under the current ICCCM? Before I spend two
much time adapting my X clients to Pencom's server, I want to verify
it does not violate the ICCCM.
The output from xdpyinfo for the StaticColor visual is:
visual:
visual id: 0x80066
class: StaticColor
depth: 2 planes
size of colormap: 4 entries
red, green, blue masks: 0x1, 0x2, 0x0
significant bits in color specification: 2 bits
Thanks in advance.
cristy@dupont.com
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The UUCP Mailermouse@lightning.mcrcim.mcgill.EDU (der Mouse) (05/03/91)
> I just received Pencom's X11 server and am having problems getting a > few X clients to work. The server has two odd attributes. One is > the bits-per-pixel for XImage's is 2. This is only partly Pencom's fault. My original cfb port advertised a bits-per-pixel value of 2, which was (and is :-) contrary to the protocol. I did not notice this until shortly before the X conference last January; at the conference I asked someone - I think it was Keith Packard - who told me that yes, I really shouldn't do that, but acted understandably uncomfortable at telling me I'd have to expand everything to 4 bits and then throw half of them away. He seemed to think the best thing would be to advertise a legal 4-bit format, but also permit the 2-bit format. Once I get back to hacking on mouse-X, I think what I'll do is add an extension whose spec says that it does nothing whatever except legalize this 2-bit format :-) > And the blue mask for several of the visuals is 0. Could a X wizard > let me know if these attributes are legal under the current ICCCM? It is not the ICCCM but the protocol with respect to which they would have to be legal. > The output from xdpyinfo for the StaticColor visual is: They provide a StaticColor visual? They have obviously done something odd to the server. My server provides a two-bit StaticGray visual and that's it; I don't know what gives with their color visual. der Mouse old: mcgill-vision!mouse new: mouse@larry.mcrcim.mcgill.edu