rxvt cursor corruption under WinXP/ClearType
Andrew DeFaria
Andrew@DeFaria.com
Fri Mar 1 15:30:00 GMT 2002
Rui Carmo wrote:
> Hello there,
>
> I've been searching the mailing-list archives for posts concerning the vertical cursor "trails" bug that rxvt exhibits under Windows XP with ClearType, but have found nothing.
>
> Steps to reproduce the bug:
> - Under Windows XP, activate ClearType (Display Properties|Appearance|Effects|Use the following method... ClearType)
> - Start rxvt with the following command line:
> rxvt.exe -tn xterm -sr -fn "Lucida Console-14" -sl 30000 -e bash --login -i
> - Type some chars and notice the vertical bars the cursor leaves (erase or redraw are off by one pixel)
>
> This only happens with monospaced fonts other than Courier New or System (Lucida Console, Andale Mono, and practically all other monospaced fonts I tried).
>
> I am willing to help debug/test this, and have spent a couple of hours trying to recompile rxvt on my box (setting up CVS, etc., and following the steps detailed on /usr/doc/Cygwin/rxvt-2.7.2.README), but would like to get in touch with other folk that have been working on rxvt to swap tips.
>
> Since I am not subscribed to the list, please e-mail me directy.
Ah! So that's what it is! I've been having this problem at home on my XP
box for a while now but didn't see the problem on my work XP box. Don't
know the solution but at least I now know what to turn off. Thanks.
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