I tried the pat patch just now, and it doesn't seem to improve the
load or change the other effect I mentioned.
ak
--- Begin Message ---
On Fri Feb 27 16:46:34 EST 2009, [email protected] wrote:
> Having a window which is `current' and `visible' but not on `top'
> gives rise to some effects of concern. For example, scrolling this
> current window is cause for massive load on the system; if there are
> windows on top, making them current requires hiding the current one
> (clicking on them is ineffective). My use for being in such a
> situation is, e.g., scrolling some acme body in the background while
> doing something with an rc window on the foreground (since my acme
> window takes up a large part of the screen).
take a look at the pat patch or the older mtrr patch.
- erik
--- End Message ---
