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From: barmar@think.COM (Barry Margolin)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: UWM network use followup
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Date: 15 Mar 89 21:53:14 GMT
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A couple of days ago I posted a question about the high volume of
network use UWM uses when it puts up its positioning corner for a new
window.  The only response I received was a suggestion to look at the
output of xscope.  I've done that now.  It answers the "what is it
doing" question, but doesn't explain why.  Apparently it's repeatedly
sending PolyLine and QueryPointer requests, and the server is
responding with QueryPointer replies.  My guess is that it's manually
tracking the cursor and drawing the positioning corner.  Why is it
doing this itself, instead of letting the server do it?

Barry Margolin
Thinking Machines Corp.

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