On 2007-05-16 15:59:10 -0500, cothrige wrote: > I have installed xterm via apt, running etch, and have noticed that it > scrolls really slowly. I compared it to rxvt by running `time ls` in > /usr/bin with rxvt taking 0.572s and xterm running at 4.633s. Earlier > it was even worse taking over 10 seconds. It is a very big difference > in usage, and if I am compiling something it can have very significant > impact. > > Has anybody else had this experience?
xterm has always been very fast here. > Is there anything I can change which may help this? This may come from your fonts. Could you try with "xterm -fn fixed" for instance? I don't know if this is important, but does "stty -a" return the same thing in rxvt and xterm? A strace (on xterm) may also be helpful... -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.org/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / Arenaire project (LIP, ENS-Lyon) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
