On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 7:08 PM, Gautam Iyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 11:53:24AM +0200, Mehturt wrote: > >> I have a redraw problem using mrxvt 0.5.3-1 on Ubuntu Hardy. When I >> edit text in vim and use Ctrl+E or Ctrl+Y to scroll text up or down, >> some pixels are not redrawed, they stay on the same position though >> they should disappear. I am attaching a screenshot though I'm not sure >> whether it will come thru this maillist. This problem only happens >> with mrxvt + vim, in konsole + vim it works fine. > > Are you using Xft? If yes, this is a problem with some versions of the > freetype library. Under some DPI / font size combinations, the size > reported by freetype of font glyphs sometimes differs by one pixel from > the size actually drawn.
Yes, using Xft. > > See if you find the same problem in xterm. Usually, when I have the > problem you show, I see the same problem in xterm. No, I cannot reproduce it using xterm. The command lines for mrxvt and xterm I use are: mrxvt -tn xterm -bg black -fg white -sl 2000 +sb -hb -stt -fg green -xft -xftaa -xftsz 9 -xftfn "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono" xterm -fa "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono" -fs 9 -fg green > > You should be able to avoid it by upgrading the freetype libraries, and Upgrading to what version? I'm currently using libxft2 2.1.12-2ubuntu5. > setting your DPI appropriately (96 or higher I think). My DPI is way above 100. $ xdpyinfo |grep -i res resolution: 114x115 dots per inch > > GI ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Materm-usage mailing list Materm-usage@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/materm-usage Mrxvt home page: http://materm.sourceforge.net