sluggish screen refresh

[Joor Loohuis]

Op vrijdag 02-03-2007 om 09:29 uur [tijdzone +0100], schreef Eddy De
Greef:
> Joor Loohuis wrote:
> > I've just installed the precompiled NEdit 5.5 binary on a freshly
> > installed FC6 Linux box, and I notice screen refresh while scrolling is
> > very sluggish, even with syntax highlighting turned off. I don't have
> > this problem with other apps on the same system, or with other systems
> > where I use NEdit on FC6. It looks like I might have some weird
> > hardware/X11/Motif interaction.
> > 
> > NEdit 5.5
> > Sep 30, 2004
> > 
> >      Built on: Linux, 386, GNU C
> >      Built at: Oct  1 2004, 15:55:40
> >    With Motif: 2.1.30 [@(#)Motif Version 2.1.30]
> > Running Motif: 2.1 [unknown]
> >        Server: The X.Org Foundation 70101000
> >        Visual: 32-bit TrueColor (ID 0x23)
> >        Locale: nl_NL.UTF-8
> > 
> > The system is a 64bit AthlonX2 with an nVidia 6150 adapter, running
> > 32bits FC6 with the binary nVidia drivers installed.
> > 
> > Any clues?
> > 
> 
> XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 nedit ?
> 
> It's a 32-bit visual, so it probably has transparency. I've seen all 
> kinds of weird behavior with 32-bit visuals.

That did the trick. Thanks.

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