> ----------
> Dan Niles <dan_at_more.net> writes:
> >
> > Here is a patch that eliminates the blink of border color when a window
> > is closed.
> >
> > This is not the most elegant solution, but it shows that the problem is
> > the order in which the window is closed.
> >
> > ------------------------- fvwm-2.0.42-NoBlink.patch
-------------------------
> > -
> > --- builtins.c.orig Wed Apr 10 12:38:25 1996
> > +++ builtins.c Fri May 3 11:02:22 1996
> > _at_@ -598,6 +598,7 @@
> >
> > if (tmp_win->flags & DoesWmDeleteWindow)
> > {
> > + XUnmapWindow(dpy, tmp_win->frame);
> > send_clientmessage (tmp_win->w, _XA_WM_DELETE_WINDOW, CurrentTime);
> > return;
> > }
>
> Ahh, finally some progress.
>
> I'm not sure we are on the same track, I never noticed any frame
> blinking. What I see is the frame filling with the "unhilite color"
> during window takedown.
>
> I tried this:
>
> Around line 1900 in builtins.c, I removed this line:
>
> XUnmapWindow(dpy,w);
>
> Therefore only unmapping the frame. I think it automatically unmaps
> the window inside.
Yes, but then, when the app queries its display state, it will get Mapped (I
think), rather than Unmapped. I think we need to unmap the frame first, and
then unmap the application window. Of course, the second unmap doesn't have any
visual effect, it just keeps the application sweet.
> This seems to fix the frame filling problem during
> iconify, but I still see the frame fill when I exit an application.
> (For example typing "q" in an xv window.)
>
Yup, that's the one I was aiming for.
> Any testing has to be done with the cpu very busy.
>
> It does seem to speed up iconifying also.
>
> > --
>
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Received on Fri May 03 1996 - 12:13:43 BST