Re: [RP] White on white messages in upper right hand corner

[shawn]

<address@hidden> writes:

> I have tried `ratpoision 1.0.0' on a Debian-2.2r4 system, and I have
> observed that the upper right hand window which is used to print error
> and status messages has a white background and does not print text.  My
> best guess is that it is printing white on white, because the size of
> the window is changing but the contents are not readable.
> 
> I have tried running from a fresh `Xnest' session with no X resources
> set.  Some status messages have appeared briefly as black on white, but
> then quickly disappear.  I have compiled `ratpoison' with:
> 
> # ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --exec-prefix=/usr/local --with-xterm=rxvt 
> --with-x --enable-debugging --enable-debug
> 
> The `src/config.h' is listed below.  If there is any way I can further
> debug this, please let me know.  As a side issue I am not sure how to
> create full-sized windows once I have done a `split' command, as they
> all seem to come up at the smaller size instead of full size but if I
> use `ratpoison' a while longer I will probably figure it out.
> 
> C-t is a good key binding for commands--so good that I have been in fact
> using it for my `screen' sessions for quite awhile.  If I end up using
> `ratpoison' I will need to look for another binding.
> 
> Please let me know if I can provide further information.  Thank you for
> your time.

I noticed this as well when I started working on multiple screen
support. I managed to hack around it. It involved putting XSync()'s in
the Right Places. The ChangeLog suggests that this code is in
CVS.