Re: FVWM: New problems since 2.3.6

From: Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.telcordia.com>
Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 20:36:50 -0400

"Adye, TJ (Tim) " <T.J.Adye_at_rl.ac.uk> writes:
> Hi Dan,
>
> > > I wonder whether this isn't an X-server issue, since I don't get the
> problem
> > > in 2.3.6 (with the same X-server)?
> >
> > My Exceed version is 6.2.0.16 (Help, about).
>
> Just the same for me.
>
> > I'm using W98SE.
>
> I'm using Windows 2000 SP1.

I believe someone told me you need Exceed 7.0 for W2000.

> > Can you give more detail about what the annoying screen refresh looks
> > like? What parts of the screen are redrawn.
>
> Nearly everything, even Windows windows (what a silly name for an OS, eh?).

If the Windows windows are being affected, I'd suspect windows is
rebalancing its colormap. I don't remember your answers when I asked
about the colormaps being used by Windows and Exceed.

> It's a bit difficult to be sure which aren't being redrawn (maybe it's just
> too fast), but I can see that everything on the taskbar, all fvwm border
> decorations, FvwmButtons text (but maybe not the icons) are redrawn. Also,
> if I have a Windows application up, that is also refreshed (eg. Windows
> Netscape reloads its page).
>
> I'll let you know how the debugging goes later (bed time now).
>
> Thanks,
> Tim.

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