actually i think it has fixed my problem :) it's probably becoming clear that i don't know much.
i've attatched what i'm using. let me know if i can help ** Attachment added: "xorg.conf" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26694526/xorg.conf -- [i830] font drawing corruption regression ubuntu intrepid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/293059 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs