On Mon, 6 Nov 1995, Charles Hines wrote:
> >>>>> "Rob" == Robert Nation 885-9815 <rnation_at_mansvr.sanders.lockheed.com> writes:
>
> >> Rob added some calls to black out the screen during window captures so
> >> you wouldn't have to see all that happening. I'm going to make it an
> >> optional feature, I think, since I like to know that fvwm is actually
> >> doing something during this blackout...
>
> Rob> Actually, I thought that this would make things happen more
> Rob> quickly/smoothly. While fvwm is adding borders, it keeps raising
> Rob> and lowering and reparenting windows, which means that they get
> Rob> lots of expose events, and they redraw a lot, many times
> Rob> unnecessarily, because they soon get hidden again. I thought that
> Rob> the single black window covering everything would keep these
> Rob> windows from getting unneede expose events, and minimize redraws.
>
> Ah... That makes sense.
Cunning idea!
How about this for the TODO list:
* The colour could be made a configuration option.
* A small (again, configurable) string (default: "Please wait...") be
put up ?
* That Rob's explanation be put in the FAQ. I'd always wondered why
the screen went black.
Cheers,
Austin
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Received on Mon Nov 06 1995 - 16:09:04 GMT