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From: dawes@physics.su.oz.au (David Dawes)
Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.0/XFree86 3.1 and Diamond  Stealth/VRAM
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Date: Sat, 7 Jan 1995 04:55:31 GMT
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In article <kientzleD1yy76.JH6@netcom.com>,  <kientzle@netcom.com> wrote:
>Dunno for sure if this is the right newsgroup, but here goes:
>
>Using the Walnut Creek CD-ROM distribution, I have some odd
>redraw problems in X.  Specifically,
>        * twm neither draws nor erases menus correctly
>                When I click to pull down a menu, only the frame
>                appears at first.  Specific items are painted in
>                as the cursor moves over them.  When the menu
>                is dismissed, it is not erased properly.
>        * xman has the same problem with pull-down menus
>        * GhostScript does not draw in its window at all.  It
>                doesn't even erase the background.
>        * Seyon has redraw problems in it's control window

Try adding the line:

 Option "nolinear"

to the Device section of your XF86Config file.

David
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