Re: Xsane 0.43 on IRIX6.5 CORE-dumps

Oliver Rauch (oliver.rauch@Wolfsburg.DE)
Wed, 10 Nov 1999 17:38:19 +0100

"William L. Sebok" wrote:

> Håkan Kvarnström said:
> > I compiled and installed Glib/gtk 1.2.26 and Xsane 0.43 on IRIX 6.5
> > However, if I try to open the preview window, it dumps with the
> > following
> > error message:
> >
> > > xsane hp:/dev/scsi/sc2d6l0
> >
> > Gdk-ERROR **: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
> > serial 2226 error_code 8 request_code 62 minor_code 0
>
> I have seen this error on xsane-0.41 on Solaris 2.6 with Glib/gtk 1.2.26. The
> problem manifests itself on machines with a 24 bit graphics card with the
> Openwindows X server. By default the server has an 8 bit root window although
> a 24 bit visual is available. The preview window seems to try to open a 24 bit
> window but doesn't do all of the the right incantations to prevent an X
> BadMatch error. The error does not occur if the server is started with the
> options to use 24 bits for the root window. I'm not sure if the bug is in
> xsane, gtk, or glib.
>

Thanks for that info, I will keep it in mind.
Bye
Oliver

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