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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Info: To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe directfb-dev" as subject.
