RE: [gtk-list] 16 bit vs. 8 bit

[Jonathan Belson <jon dookie demon co uk>]

On 21-Sep-98 Bryan D Jones wrote:
> Would someone please be so kind as to explain why an aplication will run
> fine on a 16 bit display but cause a sigsegv violation on an 8 bit
> display.  I would be VERY appreciative.

The application could be poking data directly into its window.  If it's
expecting 16-bit visuals and instead gets an 8-bit visual, it would
write twice as much data as there is space.

Are you referring to a specific program?


C-YA
Jon

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