Re: Remote X displays slow with Gnome 2

[Soeren Sandmann <sandmann daimi au dk>]

"Stuart D. Gathman" <stuart bmsi com> writes:

> For example, switching desktops takes over a second as each window
> is visibly redrawn.  Dragging a window leaves partially drawn ghosts
> all over the screen for several seconds.  

GTK+ applications do not by default allow ghosts to be left on
them. Blank areas, yes, but not ghosts. Applications on which ghosts
will be left include Mozilla and its derivatives, XChat and I think
also Evolution.

> a) I need a more recent X server.  The LTSP terminals are running
> XFree86 3.3.6 (ThinkNic and Cyrix MediaGX), and 4.0 (P200 with ATI Mach64).
> I have a RH7.2 with XF4.1 which I will try tonight.  This is understandable,
> but frustrating since there are no video drivers beyond XFree86-3.3.6
> for two of my terminals.  One of them I can disable onboard video and
> put in a cheap 2D PCI video card.  The other I'll have to pitch.

Missing the RENDER extension will make antialiasing very slow over a
remote connection, so yes, upgrading to an X server that has RENDER or
turning off antialiasing will most likely help. 


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