Re: Constant annoying redraws in gtk app

[Alexander Larsson <alexl redhat com>]

On Sun, 2003-08-31 at 05:32, Jack Bowling wrote:
> I have an app, Snd, the venerable sound editor, which can be compiled
> either with the openmotif or the gtk libraries. I prefer the gtk libs
> but it displays a very annoying tendency to redraw the app display
> everytime you move another window across it or do *anything* with the
> screen. The openmotif compile, OTOH, is lightning fast with none of
> these tendencies. 
> 
> My question: would this be a factor of how Snd itself is coded (the
> source readme does admit that the gtk port needs a lot of work), or is
> it a facet of the Metacity WM on my RH8 box?

It sounds like the app needs some work. Window managers don't sent
redraw events, so they shouldn't affect this.

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