It does not crash either 2.4c or 2.5test under Windows -- there is now a
test to see if a display depth is supported on the particular platform
and a notifier that informs you that it won't work.

-- Dwight

Doug Way wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, Peter Novak wrote:
> >
> > Halo,
> > I don't know if this is a real bug, but after trying to change
> > display depth in fresh Squeak2.4b.image to depth 2bit, Squeak said that
> > this mode is not supported, but modes in 1bit and other display depths
> > are okay? Is this a bug or it's normal? Why is it not supported (if it
> > okay) ???
> 
> I ran into this lousy, 2-bit problem (sorry) a while ago, so I tried
> testing it on the Mac, Windows, and Unix (Irix).
> 
> It seems that it works fine for OS's that support 2-bit screen depths such
> as the Mac, but it crashes on both Windows and Unix.  Specifically, it
> comes up with a dialog saying "Aborting Squeak!!!! Color depth 2 not
> supported", and then it aborts Squeak.
> 
> I'd say it's definitely a bug that it has to abort Squeak if a 2-bit
> screen depth isn't supported on a given platform... it should at least do
> a test so that it doesn't die, and bring up a notifier within Squeak
> instead.
> 
> - Doug Way
>   EAI/Transom Technologies, Ann Arbor, MI
>   http://www.transom.com
>   dway at eai.com, dway at mat.net