GNU bug report logs - #4033
23.1; list-colors-display is misleading

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:10:07 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Jason Rumney <jasonr <at> gnu.org>
Cc: drew.adams <at> oracle.com, 4033 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#4033: 23.1; list-colors-display is misleading
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:34:53 +0300

> Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:57:10 +0800
> From: Jason Rumney <jasonr <at> gnu.org>
> CC: 'Eli Zaretskii' <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 4033 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
> 
> The number of displays supporting more than 8 bits per component is so 
> miniscule that I don't think it is really worth worrying about.

Right.  The file rgb.txt we distribute with Emacs uses only 8 bits per
component, as do many (maybe most or even all) X distributions -- all
those I could look up did.  And that is another evidence to what Jason
says above.
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