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		kevin_thibedeau on May 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet > way less addicting than the typical laptop Xorg is still able to do 1bpp. Windows has a grayscale filter. Don't know if you can still get to render dithered B&W.

p_l on May 24, 2024 [–]

a lot of applications (especially GTK3/4) will go buggy if they open at all on 1bpp display. Generally anything that does not report TrueColor RGBA8888 or RGBx8888 as first visual will trip them up.

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