screen redraw problem

[Harold L Hunt II]

JS,

Start here:
http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/cg/prog-obtaining-source.html

Then read how to compile:
http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/cg/prog-build-native.html

Notice that towards the bottom of the above section it tells how to do a 
"Standard Build" and a "Debug Build".  The debug build uses the "makeg" 
script, so you don't have to edit any Imakefiles or config files.

Finally, read how to move your current X installation safely out of the 
way before installing your local build:
http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/cg/prog-build-native.html#prog-compiling-install

As an absolute last step, if you created a host.def file that said not 
to build fonts (look at xf86site.def for an example), then you need to 
cut and paste C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6_suffix\lib\X11\fonts to 
C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts.  Cutting and pasting is an 
instantaneous operation.  Copying the files would take up to an hour, as 
there are around 20,000 font files.  Just be sure that you cut and paste 
that fonts folder into another folder before you delete one of your test 
installations.  You don't want to end up deleting that folder... you 
would be in a world of hurt.

Harold

J S wrote:

> Ha ! OK I'll try to be that guy! What's the best way to do this? 
> Recompile XWin with the -g flag? Is there anything to change in the 
> Makefile? Haven't done this before so would appreciate any pointers.
> 
> Thanks a lot.
> 
> 
> 
>> JS,
>>
>> Looks like you have found a generic problem with X or one of the 
>> libraries you are using.  It is going to take a lot of debugging... 
>> you are going to have to be that guy.
>>
>> Harold
>>
>> J S wrote:
>>
>>> Is there anymore information I need to add to this post? I would 
>>> really like to get some help with it. The logs don't seem to be 
>>> showing anything. I've tried setting different color depths, and 
>>> screen resolutions but to no avail.
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have an application which has some boxes in the window. The window 
>>> itself
>>> is scrollable. When I scroll down -  no problem, but when I scroll up 
>>> the
>>> boxes turn into long vertical bars. This problem doesn't happen with 
>>> Exceed,
>>> but on XFree86 (both Linux XFree86 and Cygwin-XFree) it does.
>>>
>>> Can anyone advise me whether this is a bug, or is there some setting 
>>> I need
>>> to add? Let me know if you need anymore information.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help.
>>>
>>> JS.
>>>
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