Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 03:20:54 +0100 (CET) From: Palle Girgensohn <girgen@pingpong.net> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: ports/61661: WindowMaker patch to fix flickering problem w/ GTK2 Message-ID: <200401210220.i0L2KsYF040020@palle.girgensohn.se> Resent-Message-ID: <200401210230.i0L2UHUe007117@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 61661 >Category: ports >Synopsis: WindowMaker patch to fix flickering problem w/ GTK2 >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-ports-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Jan 20 18:30:16 PST 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Palle Girgensohn <girgen@pingpong.net> >Release: FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE i386 >Organization: Ping Pong AB >Environment: Windowmaker 0.80.2_1 gtk-2.2.4_1 gtk2 apps, like gimp-1.3, mozilla firebird, you name it... >Description: When using WindowMaker and GTK2 programs, especially when using focus-follows-mouse, when changing workspace and the mouse cursor end up on top of two overlapping windows owned by the same(?) gtk2 application, the windows start flicker focus between one another, and they usually don't stop until you remove the mouse, or click the window bar of one of the apps. >How-To-Repeat: install windowmaker, gtk2 and firebird. setup wm to use focus-follows-mouse open two firebird windows in one workspace, let them overlap. put mouse cursor on top of the overlapping part change to another workspace using keyboard shortcut change back to the firebird workspace watch the flicker... :) >Fix: There's a patch at http://www.monkey.org/openbsd/archive/ports/0308/msg00111.html I've tried it, and it fixes my problems. I'd be delighted to see it in x11-wm/files/patch-flicker or similar, and a portrevision bump to the windowmaker Makefile >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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