Brian Sayatovic <bjs_at_iti-oh.com> writes:
> Andy,
>
> If I follow what you're saying, you're seeing black borders around indi
> vidual
> GUI components, such as text boxes, or push buttons, within the application.
> The window manager shouldn't be affecting this at all. This should be a
> function of whatever GUI library that particular application is using, such a
> s
> Motif, for example.
>
> The only things I can figure that would be different between your use o
> f olwm
> and fvwm* are:
>
> 1. You are running with different GUI library (a different Motif library?)
> 2. You are on a different computer which then entails 1.
> 3. Your X resources in your .Xdefaults have changed.
Or perhaps:
4. You are using more colors in fvwm2 borders, icons, etc. Causing
your app to paint its boxes, buttons, etc, with a different set of
colors. If you are on a color limited display, avoid full color
icons, gradient decorations, and the like.
> Whatever the case, modifying your X resources for the apartiuclar GUI
> library(ies) you are using could eliminate the problem.
>
> Brian.
>
> Andy Helten wrote:
> >
> > I just recently started using fvwm and then fvwm2. They both have
> > worked out just fine, except their poor display of any GUI application.
> > What I mean in particular regarding the poor display, is a thick black
> > line drawn around every box or button within the GUI window (NOT on the
> > border or title bars). I realize this must be a configuration problem
> > with fvwm on my part (it doesn't do it with olwm), but I have been
> > unable to figure it out which one.
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Received on Wed May 06 1998 - 07:26:37 BST