Re: Pager background patch2

sashav (sashav@sprintmail.com)
Wed, 26 Aug 1998 07:37:18 -0500


David Mihm wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 22 Aug 1998, sashav wrote:
> 
> ! David Mihm wrote:
> ! >
> ! > On Fri, 21 Aug 1998, sashav wrote:
> ! >
> ! >
> ! >         Hehe, I can't believe I forgot to include the url. :)
> ! > http://www.the-site.dyn.ml.org/bad.pager-screen.gif  The explanation
> ! > should meake more sense now - if you need to actually see it.
> !
> ! it does now.
> !
> ! >
> ! > !
> ! > ! >         Screenshot explanation:
> ! > ! >                 I am on desk2, there are 4 desks (no apps in 4th desk).
> ! > ! > You can see an iconified app still on desk0 in the pager, but it is
> ! > ! > visible as the first icon at the bottom (with the microphone).  The
> ! > ! > FileRunner app (big grey paneled list of files) is show to be on desk1,
> ! > ! > and the black/white marbled Eterm is shown to be on desk0; but as you can
> ! > ! > see - I am in desk2 and they are all show here on the desktop - just not
> ! > ! > in the pager view. I hope that is clear - it's confusing to me even :)
> ! > !
> ! > ! That sounds like some dirty work needs to be done. :-)
> ! > ! Did you see this behavior before aplying patches ?
> ! > ! If not - Did you see this behavior on 1.4.* ?
> ! >
> ! >         No, I've never seen this feature. :) </humor>
> !
> ! ok.
> 
>         I have found what setting makes this occur.  Setting
> "*PagerRedrawBg 0" will cause this.  I'm guessing that it's doing more
> than not updating the root background here.  I hope this helps in figuring
> out how to "correct it. :)
> 

New patch will be out tomorrow and I think that I fixed this problem.
At least I absolutely cannot get this behavior with it.

Sasha