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From: dwig@b11.ingr.com (David Wiggins)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Running dclock on OpenWindows causing SunOS crash
Message-ID: <1991May23.154719.8961@b11.ingr.com>
Date: 23 May 91 15:47:19 GMT
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Organization: Intergraph Corp. Huntsville, AL
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pete@iris49.biosym.COM (Pete Ware) writes:

>Your problem with dclock crashing your X/NeWS server at 1:00 is quite
>interesting.  Mostly because I'm running a beta version of SGI's X
>server and at exactly 1:00pm everyday I get a white band displayed
>across the screen.

>Looks like I'm going to have to look at dclock instead of just blaming
>it on SGI.

Our server also had this problem.  dclock sends a CopyArea with a negative
width (or very large positive, depending on your interpretation), which
apparently confuses a lot of vendors' servers.

>--pete

David P. Wiggins
Intergraph