[kindof solved] Re: Problem with refreshing in xterm and emacs

[Rainer M Krug]

On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Rainer M Krug <r.m.krug at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> I know this is not a real power user question, but I only think power users
> can answer it, because only they might experience the problem....
>
> So:
>
> I am using Natty and all updates and unity.
>
> I must say I quite like it, but there is one major issue:
>
> I am using emacs regularly (programming) and also terminal (xterm, mc) and
> it happens regularly that, when working in emacs, not all letters are
> refreshes after typing or shown as white squares or nothing at all. When I
> mve my mouse into a different window, all text appears as it should. So I
> assume that it is  kind of refreshing issue, that compiz is no refreshing
> when it should.
>
> Is somebody else experiencing this behavior? Is there anything that I can
> do to fix this? Can I try a different composite manager or disable composite
> at all? I tried unity-2D, but that is not handling my two monitor setup
> (laptop plus external monitor with different resolution above) at all.
>
> If it is important:
> graphic card: ATI Technologies Inc M56P [Radeon Mobility X1600]
>
> open source driver, as no proprietary exists any more.
>
> Any help appreciated as I am a little desperate (I even tried kde again,
> but was even less happy with it generally and might have to go back to
> fluxbox...)
>

Well - I found a solution - when enabling under ccsm "Click To Focus" it
seems to be working - but I liked that the focus moves with the mouse and
that I can work in a window in the background. And I unset "Raise On Click",
so that I can now still work in windows in the back, and if I want them in
the foreground, I can simply click on the titlebar - nice.

Cheers,

Rainer


> Cheers,
>
> Rainer
>
> --
> Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology,
> UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany)
>
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> South Africa
>
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>
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>
>


-- 
Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology,
UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany)

Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology
Stellenbosch University
South Africa

Tel :       +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44
Cell:       +33 - (0)6 85 62 59 98
Fax (F):       +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44

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email:      Rainer at krugs.de

Skype:      RMkrug
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