Redrawing problems with MSVDM

Redrawing problems with MSVDM

[William Conrad Halliburton]

I am using Microsoft Virtual Desktop Manager under XP with the latest cygwin.

XWin -multiwindow

When switching back to a desktop with a window from the XServer the window
will often not refresh and is drawn completly blank.  There was a previous
message in October on this list with no resolution.

This seems to only occur when there are multiple windows. I have not had
any problems with only the original xterm running.

I am reduced to only using one xterm and would like to graduate to using
the cygwin X11 version of emacs.

I am willing to debug if given pointers. I would also switch virtual
desktop manages if there is a replacement.

Thank you,
William Halliburton

RE: Redrawing problems with MSVDM

[Andrew Braverman]

I am the one who wrote the original message.  Unfortunately, time
available/annoyance ratio has not been high enough for me to do anything
about it yet.  It was working fine until a bug fix was made to tweak a
redrawing problem on one screen.  At that time, moving between two virtual
desktops stopped working. I am guessing that if you check the timing of my
original message and check the window drawing based bug fixes around that
time, you will find the code that is the problem.  Then what has to be done
is fixing this without rebreaking what was fixed by that repair.

Until you do so, if you have multiple windows up and go to another virtual
window, when you come back either move the (now empty) window a little or
minimize it and then bring it back.  Either one will restore what is on the
window.

-Andy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf Of William Conrad
> Halliburton
> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 9:20 AM
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Subject: Redrawing problems with MSVDM
>
>
>
>
> I am using Microsoft Virtual Desktop Manager under XP with
> the latest cygwin.
>
> XWin -multiwindow
>
> When switching back to a desktop with a window from the
> XServer the window
> will often not refresh and is drawn completly blank.  There
> was a previous
> message in October on this list with no resolution.
>
> This seems to only occur when there are multiple windows. I
> have not had
> any problems with only the original xterm running.
>
> I am reduced to only using one xterm and would like to
> graduate to using
> the cygwin X11 version of emacs.
>
> I am willing to debug if given pointers. I would also switch virtual
> desktop manages if there is a replacement.
>
> Thank you,
> William Halliburton
>
>
>

RE: Redrawing problems with MSVDM

[Andrew Braverman]

William,

Please check this again with the -43 release.  A quick check this morning
seems to show that this is no longer a problem on my end.  Do you still have
a problem?

- Andy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf Of William Conrad
> Halliburton
> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 9:20 AM
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Subject: Redrawing problems with MSVDM
>
>
>
>
> I am using Microsoft Virtual Desktop Manager under XP with
> the latest cygwin.
>
> XWin -multiwindow
>
> When switching back to a desktop with a window from the
> XServer the window
> will often not refresh and is drawn completly blank.  There
> was a previous
> message in October on this list with no resolution.
>
> This seems to only occur when there are multiple windows. I
> have not had
> any problems with only the original xterm running.
>
> I am reduced to only using one xterm and would like to
> graduate to using
> the cygwin X11 version of emacs.
>
> I am willing to debug if given pointers. I would also switch virtual
> desktop manages if there is a replacement.
>
> Thank you,
> William Halliburton
>
>
>

RE: Redrawing problems with MSVDM

[Orrigo, Giampaolo .]

I just upgraded to -44 (on WINNT 4).
Using -multiwindow the problem remains when windows are maximized and then
iconized.
When they are brought up again they are all white.

I apologize for my previous message about this problem. I didn't search
through the mailing list.. Sorry!!

GP




> I upgraded to -44 and the problem seems fixed, except for windows that are
> maximized. Much better now but not perfect.
> 
> I had switched to using fvwm and did not have the problem, but using fvwm
> had other issues. Such as it would follow me from workspace to workspace.
> 
> I am now going to use the -44 and just not maximize windows. Hopefully
> this can also be resolved.
> 
> Thank you,
> William Halliburton
> 
> 
> > William,
> >
> > Please check this again with the -43 release.  A quick check this
> morning
> > seems to show that this is no longer a problem on my end.  Do you still
> have
> > a problem?
> >
> > - Andy
> 

RE: Redrawing problems with MSVDM

[William Conrad Halliburton]

I upgraded to -44 and the problem seems fixed, except for windows that are
maximized. Much better now but not perfect.

I had switched to using fvwm and did not have the problem, but using fvwm
had other issues. Such as it would follow me from workspace to workspace.

I am now going to use the -44 and just not maximize windows. Hopefully
this can also be resolved.

Thank you,
William Halliburton


> William,
>
> Please check this again with the -43 release.  A quick check this morning
> seems to show that this is no longer a problem on my end.  Do you still
have
> a problem?
>
> - Andy