GNU bug report logs - #10397
[PATCH] Under Remote Desktop, NUMCOLORS is unreliable; workaround

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Daniel Colascione <dancol <at> dancol.org>

Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:10:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Fixed in version 24.3

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #26 received at 10397 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: Daniel Colascione <dancol <at> dancol.org>
Cc: 10397 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10397: [PATCH] Under Remote Desktop, NUMCOLORS is unreliable;
	workaround
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:10:56 +0100

On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 23:59, Daniel Colascione <dancol <at> dancol.org> wrote:

> What about this: we'll distrust any NUMCOLORS response less than 256.
> You'll never use direct color with a bit depth that small, so any answer
> in that range must be bogus.  This approach would address my concerns
> about wrong values other than exactly 20 being returned.

OK, assuming you're talking post-24.1.

    Juanma
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