[NOT solved] Re: Problem with refreshing in xterm and emacs

[Rainer M Krug]

On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 1:24 PM, Rainer M Krug <r.m.krug at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> 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.
>

But the problem is still there with the refreshing / redrawing.

Any ideas welcome,

Rainer


>
> Cheers,
>
> Rainer
>
>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Rainer
>>
>> --
>> 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
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>>
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>>
>> email:      Rainer at krugs.de
>>
>> Skype:      RMkrug
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> 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
>
> Fax (D):    +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44
>
> email:      Rainer at krugs.de
>
> Skype:      RMkrug
>
>


-- 
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

Fax (D):    +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44

email:      Rainer at krugs.de

Skype:      RMkrug
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