Re: kde3, xinerama, and xfs (x font server)
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On Friday 04 October 2002 3:57 am, Rupa Schomaker wrote:
> Problem: Dual Head setup using Xinerama.
>
> Additional system specs:
>
> Dell Precision 420
> Dual P3 1Ghz
> 1G Ram
> ATI Radeon 7500 (2x 1600x1200)
>
> So, I upgrade to kde3.0.3 using the kd3.org link and restart kdm.
> When I login, things seem to start up but the kicker quickly stops
> responding (locks up).
>
> If I remove my .kde dir the preferences window that starts the first
> time exhibits the same behavior.
>
> Some searching on google found a message about disabling xfs to work
> around it. Sure enough, commenting out the option in the X config
> file allows me to use kde but now my fonts are not what they were
> (Emacs uses a wider font, Mozilla doens't "feel right").
>
> Thoughts?
>
don't use xfs. seriously. There is no reason these days to run a font server
if you just have a single machine. AIUI, you can't use XRENDER with font
servers, so you will be able to get anti-aliased text if you use one of the
local font renderers.
/me awaits the "you should always use font servers" replies
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David Pashley
david@davidpashley.com
Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione.
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