PMFJIH, but is the WinXP screen resolution *substantially* different from the ubuntu screen resolution? I do not know if it solves anything, but could a big difference in the screen resolutions explain observably slower paints?
Just a thought. Peter --- Phlip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <Snipped> > My Cygwin's X server generates the slowest GUIs on > my workstation. The > rest handle simple repaints in user-time. I have > observed this > problem, off and on, over several different > platforms and > configurations, for over a year by now, and it has > limited my ability > to make Cygwin productive. The problem's tenacity > makes me think it is > commonly reported and easy to fix. My inability to > read the various > xinitrc-related batch files, and to Google for their > documentation and > online FAQs, has told me simply that there is > something that I don't > know how to even ask about. > > So I ask my question as a metaphor. Because I have > experience with GUI > systems that ship in a safe configuration, instead > of the fast > configuration, I ask if this is the case for > Cygwin's X server. > > Things go downhill from there, but I'm not sure if > any better metaphor > were possible... > > The question remains: Where do I start the > investigate, and what RC > files and setting lines might control the situation? > > -- > Phlip __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/