* Owain Ainsworth <[email protected]> [2009-07-14 18:33]:
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 04:19:28PM +0200, Henning Brauer wrote:
> > * Owain Ainsworth <[email protected]> [2009-07-14 16:12]:
> > > On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 03:23:09PM +0200, Nido wrote:
> > > > According to the xclock man page, under options, at '-render', it
> > > > claims using Xrender is default when xclock is compiled with Xrender
> > > > support.
> > > > 
> > > > However; running xclock without arguments looks the same as when ran
> > > > with the -norender option. Running xclock with the -render gives
> > > > smooth clock hands, so it seems reasonable to me to assume Xrender
> > > > support is built in and works.
> > > > 
> > > > This is tested on my laptop with a -current snapshot from 07/07. The
> > > > video card is an Intel GM965 builtin (8086 2a03).
> > > 
> > > You are correct. However, xclock is part of the X.org project and thus
> > > it would be best if you could report this bug upstream at
> > > http://bugs.freedesktop.org.
> > 
> > if memory serves we changed the default locally tho.
> 
> Ah.
> 
> Personally, i don't mind either changing the manpage, or switching the
> default back.
> 
> I can't remember the reason why it was changed, can anyone remind me?

the render version was awfully slow and ulgy.

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