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From: jkh@pcsbst.UUCP (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: backingstore and screen updates.
Keywords: backingstore sun screen updates
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Date: 19 Aug 88 14:36:53 GMT
References: <Aug.15.19.01.42.1988.9904@athos.rutgers.edu>
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In article <Aug.15.19.01.42.1988.9904@athos.rutgers.edu> rapatel@athos.rutgers.edu ( Rakesh Patel) writes:
>
>When using backingstore on a Sun, I have found a slight problem.  When
>using a window manager such as awm or twm, xterm windows do not
>refresh properly on a resize. I assume awm and twm would need to be
>modified to take advantage of backingstore, but should it have such an
>effect when using other window managers that don't support backingstore?
>

Note that awm will take advantage of backing store, but only if told
to do so. Read the man page for the correct "variable" to set. awm does
not do this by default, so it's unlikely that your problem is related.

					Jordan