On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 03:42:44PM +0100, Denis Oliver Kropp wrote:
> Quoting David Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 01:53:00PM +0100, Denis Oliver Kropp wrote:
> > > Quoting David Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > > > 
> > > > Hi:
> > > > 
> > > > XDirectFB works flawlessly when started from an xterm. This is my first
> > > > time actually using it, and I'm /really/ impressed. The server feels an
> > > > order of magnitude faster than XFree86. :)
> > > > 
> > > > The keyboard/mouse checkins seem to have fixed a few things - XDirectFB
> > > > now starts properly from the console, but occasionally locks at shutdown
> > > > or during heavy server traffic (minimize/maximize in fwvm2).
> > > 
> > > This is a known issue and I think it's related to threading.
> > > It doesn't happen with wmaker though. A work mate uses fvwm2, too.
> > > He had the same locks during resize.
> > > 
> > > Did you use the -enableUnfocused stuff?

Just tried it. I am definitely in awe. :)

> 
> I also use sawfish, for my gnome desktop.
> I just test XDirectFB with wmaker not to interfer with my other gnome-session.
> 
> > > Have to fix that deadlocks in surface handling...
> > 
> > I also noticed a really strange situation where grabbing and moving a
> > window, directly over the display's root, occasionally "lets go"
> > prematurely and leaves the window behind while the mouse button is still
> > held down. I read most of the XDirectFB cursor code yesterday; the only
> > thing I could really come up with is to try warping the cursor in the
> > window's resize/move code to try to correct for the "drift". I'm pretty
> > sure that's the wrong approach, though. ;)
> 
> You may have a look at rootlessDirectFB.c (XDirectFBProcessWindowEvent).
> It does implicit pointer grabs, e.g. for window movement. So it shouldn't
> leave the window behind as long as the grabs succeed.

I must have been using a cvs tree from before March 17th, because the
implicit pointer grabbing wasn't there yet. I've since pulled the latest
code and it works great.


Thanks again,
- Dave
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