Re: [CentOS] dirty screen

2011-01-13 Thread Bart Schaefer
On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Jerry Geis wrote: > Is there a command that marks the screen as "dirty" and hopefully > redraws it? Look at the manual for the xrefresh command. Also check the documentation for your window manager or desktop (probably metacity) -- there may be a menu option or s

Re: [CentOS] dirty screen

2011-01-13 Thread m . roth
Jerry Geis wrote: > >> I'll try the control L in a while. >> > Control L did not refresh the screen. It won't, as I mentioned, refresh everything on the monitor. Was this just in one window, or is X giving you grief? mark ___ CentOS mailing li

Re: [CentOS] dirty screen

2011-01-13 Thread Jerry Geis
> > I'll try the control L in a while. > > jerry > Control L did not refresh the screen. Jerry ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] dirty screen

2011-01-13 Thread Jerry Geis
> > Where - the entire monitor, or just an xterm (in which case, )? > > mark > I see the video remaining all over the screen the entire monitor. xterm is not even running. The remaining video is mixed in with my firefox screen. I'll try the control L in a while. jerry ___

Re: [CentOS] dirty screen

2011-01-13 Thread m . roth
Jerry Geis wrote: > Is there a command that marks the screen as "dirty" and hopefully > redraws it? > > If I do a control ALT F1 and the F7 this in effect redraws the screen. > I am getting video artifacts that I think is in the nvidia driver. > the switching console works - I was just hoping there

Re: [CentOS] dirty screen

2011-01-13 Thread Cameron Kerr
What about ^L, which is a common redraw keystroke for applications and shells (although it will also clear the screen on a shell). On 14/01/2011, at 6:54 AM, Jerry Geis wrote: > Is there a command that marks the screen as "dirty" and hopefully > redraws it? > > If I do a control ALT F1 and the

[CentOS] dirty screen

2011-01-13 Thread Jerry Geis
Is there a command that marks the screen as "dirty" and hopefully redraws it? If I do a control ALT F1 and the F7 this in effect redraws the screen. I am getting video artifacts that I think is in the nvidia driver. the switching console works - I was just hoping there is a more convenient way.