--- xc/lib/X11/QuColors.c.orig	2004-10-30 13:34:19.000000000 +0900
+++ xc/lib/X11/QuColors.c	2004-10-31 03:16:32.000000000 +0900
@@ -36,40 +36,62 @@
     XColor *defs; 		/* RETURN */
     int ncolors;
 {
-    register int i;
-    xrgb *color;
-    xQueryColorsReply rep;
-    long nbytes;
-    register xQueryColorsReq *req;
+    long max;
+    XColor *next;
+    unsigned int rest;
 
     LockDisplay(dpy);
-    GetReq(QueryColors, req);
 
-    req->cmap = cmap;
-    req->length += ncolors; /* each pixel is a CARD32 */
-
-    for (i = 0; i < ncolors; i++)
-      Data32 (dpy, (long *)&defs[i].pixel, 4L);
-       /* XXX this isn't very efficient */
-
-    if (_XReply(dpy, (xReply *) &rep, 0, xFalse) != 0) {
-	if ((color = (xrgb *)
-	    Xmalloc((unsigned) (nbytes = (long) ncolors * SIZEOF(xrgb))))) {
-
-	    _XRead(dpy, (char *) color, nbytes);
-
-	    for (i = 0; i < ncolors; i++) {
-		register XColor *def = &defs[i];
-		register xrgb *rgb = &color[i];
-		def->red = rgb->red;
-		def->green = rgb->green;
-		def->blue = rgb->blue;
-		def->flags = DoRed | DoGreen | DoBlue;
+    max = dpy->max_request_size - (sizeof (xQueryColorsReq) >> 2);
+    if (max > 65535)
+	max = 65535;
+
+    next = defs;
+    rest = ncolors;
+    while (rest) {
+	register unsigned int i;
+	xrgb *color;
+	xQueryColorsReply rep;
+	long nbytes;
+	register xQueryColorsReq *req;
+	unsigned int npixels;
+
+	GetReq(QueryColors, req);
+
+	req->cmap = cmap;
+	if (rest > max)
+	    npixels = max;
+	else
+	    npixels = rest;
+	req->length += npixels;
+	rest -= npixels;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < npixels; i++)
+	  Data32 (dpy, (long *)&next[i].pixel, 4L);
+	   /* XXX this isn't very efficient */
+
+	if (_XReply(dpy, (xReply *) &rep, 0, xFalse) != 0) {
+	    if ((color = (xrgb *)
+		Xmalloc((unsigned) (nbytes = (long) npixels * SIZEOF(xrgb))))) {
+
+		_XRead(dpy, (char *) color, nbytes);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < npixels; i++) {
+		    register XColor *def = &next[i];
+		    register xrgb *rgb = &color[i];
+		    def->red = rgb->red;
+		    def->green = rgb->green;
+		    def->blue = rgb->blue;
+		    def->flags = DoRed | DoGreen | DoBlue;
+		}
+		Xfree((char *)color);
 	    }
-	    Xfree((char *)color);
+	    else _XEatData(dpy, (unsigned long) nbytes);
+
+	    next += npixels;
 	}
-	else _XEatData(dpy, (unsigned long) nbytes);
     }
+
     UnlockDisplay(dpy);
     SyncHandle();
     return 1;