james@apollo.gl.pitt.edu (06/01/90)
Where can I get the newest release of X windows.? I seem to be having problems with twm from my release of X11 Release 4. I get a lot of illegally changed colormap messages, and certian programs will not allocate their colormaps becuase of this.. Are the patches for twm out there, that fix this bug, or can I get a new copy of the entire X11 release.. Please send replies to: james@apollo.gl.pitt.edu Thanks, Douglas
mouse@LARRY.MCRCIM.MCGILL.EDU (der Mouse) (06/04/90)
> Where can I get the newest release of X windows.? I seem to be > having problems with twm from my release of X11 Release 4. That is the latest release. There are some patches - about a dozen, if memory serves - but X11R4 is modern X. > I get a lot of illegally changed colormap messages, and certian > programs will not allocate their colormaps becuase of this.. Are the > patches for twm out there, that fix this bug, The bug is in the client, not in twm. Almost certainly, the client is calling XInstallColormap directly, which is not allowed[%]: only window managers may call XInstallColormap. Clients should simply set the colormaps of their windows and let the window manager arbitrate colormap installation. [%] "not allowed" here means "contrary to the ICCCM", not "illegal according to the protocol". der Mouse old: mcgill-vision!mouse new: mouse@larry.mcrcim.mcgill.edu