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Subject: Re: [9fans] radar for plan 9, and two draw funnies.
From: Russ Cox <rsc@swtch.com>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
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> why would m8 != r8g8b8?

m8 is approximately r2g2b2.
you don't have nearly enough
precision to do image compositing
and get useful results.

a better question would be why
you are using m8.

russ