Re: How does XSetInputFocus() generate errors?

2004-12-17 Thread Tim Roberts
Joel L. Breazeale wrote: On my XSetInputFocus() man page it says, XSetInputFocus() can generate BadMatch, BadValue, and BadWindow errors. In looking at the source code for XFree86 4.2.1, I see XSetInputFocus() in lib/X11/SetIFocus.c always returns 1. ... So... When I call XSetInputFocus() and

mga and DVI

2004-12-17 Thread Huver
This is a question about the mga driver (for Matrox cards), parties not interested in this topic, please kindly skip... :-) There have been many folks (myself included) finding problems with the mga HAL, in particular, when using DVI. My case: G550, and a flat pannel; if DVI is not used, the

Re: 2nd Notice # 9M1563

2004-12-17 Thread Mable Goodrich

Re: mga and DVI

2004-12-17 Thread Andrew C Aitchison
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, Huver wrote: This is a question about the mga driver (for Matrox cards), parties not interested in this topic, please kindly skip... :-) There have been many folks (myself included) finding problems with the mga HAL, in particular, when using DVI. My case: G550, and a

Re: How does XSetInputFocus() generate errors?

2004-12-17 Thread The Rasterman
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:43:19 -0800 Tim Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] babbled: Joel L. Breazeale wrote: On my XSetInputFocus() man page it says, "XSetInputFocus() can generate BadMatch, BadValue, and BadWindow errors." In looking at the source code for XFree86 4.2.1, I see

Re: How does XSetInputFocus() generate errors?

2004-12-17 Thread Robert Currey
it's not just a network that can be slow. if you are concerned about performance with your x apps, mere context switching is an issue. if you do it often enough (and sit, blocking and waiting for a reply). this asynchronous behavior is highly desirable even for local

Re: How does XSetInputFocus() generate errors?

2004-12-17 Thread The Rasterman
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 17:31:35 -0800 "Robert Currey" [EMAIL PROTECTED] babbled: the protocol level you will know just which calls these are. some of them: XGetWindowAttributes, XSync, XQueryTree, XGetWindowProperty, XInternAtom, XGetImage. This is TRUTH ... I had a

Re: How does XSetInputFocus() generate errors?

2004-12-17 Thread Robert Currey
Wanna guess the worst offending x app I've seen? It starts with "ja" ends with "va" ... (can you "swing" an answer to this) - Original Message - From: "Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday,

Re: How does XSetInputFocus() generate errors?

2004-12-17 Thread The Rasterman
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 18:31:45 -0800 "Robert Currey" [EMAIL PROTECTED] babbled: Wanna guess the worst offending x app I've seen? It starts with "ja" ends with "va" ... (can you "swing" an answer to this) oh don't tell me. i know. i've seen how java "thinks" when it comes to