retitle 225753 xserver-xfree86: [mga] text droppings with TrueType fonts under XAA on G400 AGP rev 133 [G450] tag 225753 + upstream thanks On Thu, Jan 01, 2004 at 11:51:49PM +1100, Sam Couter wrote: > Package: xserver-xfree86 > Version: 4.2.1-15 > > Using a Matrox G450, I see text droppings all over the place and missing > text in many places. Seems to only occur with TrueType fonts (Gnome > Terminal (and GTK dialogs), Mozilla Firebird) and not bitmap fonts (Rxvt > seems to work right). Problem has occurred for versions going back at > least six months, has become bad with more recent versions. I am using > Xinerama to utilize both video outputs on the card. > > The problem does not manifest when using Option "NoAccel" "true" in > XF86Config-4. > > The Red Hat bug report at > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=66697 hints towards > an "Xrender patch"; that's ambiguous enough that I can't find it. [...] After reading the logs of that, I think what he means is that Xrender-extension-aware code in the mga driver was incorrect, and has since been fixed in XFree86 CVS. If someone can identify the upstream revision that fixes this, a backport can be attempted. Otherwise we'll have to wait, probably for XFree86 4.4.0. -- G. Branden Robinson | My first priority in any attack is Debian GNU/Linux | to solve the problem - not issue a branden@debian.org | press release. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Steve McInerney
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