Here's a documentation patch based on my experimentation. Note: if I got anything wrong, that's reflected here. In particular, I'm bothered that Option BackingStore didn't work in the ServerFlags section -- I suspect that's either a mistake on my part or a bug in the implementation. [I'd go back and test, but I've been up all night and I need some sleep.]
Thanks, -- Raul diff -c -r orig/XF86Config.5x new/XF86Config.5x *** orig/XF86Config.5x Mon Oct 9 14:51:59 2000 --- new/XF86Config.5x Mon Oct 9 14:56:18 2000 *************** *** 1431,1437 **** options (described above) may be specified here, and ones given here override those given in the .B ServerFlags ! section. .PP The entries that may be used in this section are described here. .TP 7 --- 1431,1440 ---- options (described above) may be specified here, and ones given here override those given in the .B ServerFlags ! section. Finally, there is a ! .B BackingStore ! option which by default is ! .BR off . .PP The entries that may be used in this section are described here. .TP 7 diff -c -r orig/Xserver.1x new/Xserver.1x *** orig/Xserver.1x Mon Oct 9 14:51:59 2000 --- new/Xserver.1x Mon Oct 9 14:56:48 2000 *************** *** 90,97 **** previous releases (e.g., to work around bugs in R2 and R3 xterms and toolkits) . Deprecated. .TP 8 ! .B \-bs ! disables backing store support on all screens. .TP 8 .B \-c turns off key-click. --- 90,97 ---- previous releases (e.g., to work around bugs in R2 and R3 xterms and toolkits) . Deprecated. .TP 8 ! .B \+bs ! enables backing store support on all screens. .TP 8 .B \-c turns off key-click. On Mon, Oct 09, 2000 at 02:27:34AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Mon, Oct 09, 2000 at 01:03:03AM -0400, Raul Miller wrote: > > I just ran into something rather odd: I have an application which > > requires backing store. 4.0.1 has backing store off by default. > > > > You can turn on backing store by giving the x server the +bs option, > > or by putting > > option "backingstore" > > in the Screen section of XF86Config. > > > > This XF86Config option is undocumented, and the Xserver man page only > > documents the -bs option -- it doesn't mention the use of the "+" sign, > > nor does it mention that backing store is turned off by default. > > > > I don't know which is right -- the documentation or the implementation. > > The implementation, I believe. A patch to the XF86Config manpage and/or > the Xserver manpage would be welcome. > > -- > G. Branden Robinson | Somebody once asked me if I thought sex > Debian GNU/Linux | was dirty. I said, "It is if you're > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | doing it right." > http://www.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Woody Allen
