[Pkg-urxvt-maintainers] Bug#676182: rxvt-unicode: Scrolling/rendering is very slow

[Andre Naujoks]

Package: rxvt-unicode
Version: 9.15-1
Severity: normal

Hi.

Sorry for filing this with rxvt-unicode, but this is what I am using.
The same problem exists with rxvt and aterm.

I don't exactly know when it started, but I "think" this wasn't the
case, when I first used rxvt.

To reproduce, open a file in vim with some syntax highlighting (vim and
syntax highlighting just worsen the problem, so it is easier to see).
For example save the ebay homepage to a html file and open it in vim.

Now scroll around (doesn't matter if mouse or keyboard). Now do the same
in xterm. For me rxvt is noticably slower and very hard to use.

However, if I start rxvt-unicode with xft fonts, it seems to be ok.

I tried removing the X-ressources for rcvt-unicode (transparency,
shading ...), but to no effect. Scrolling is still very slow.

If you need any additional information, I will try my best to provide
it, because I really like rxvt-unicode.

Regards
  nautsch



-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.3.0-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/6 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages rxvt-unicode depends on:
ii  base-passwd               3.5.24
ii  libc6                     2.13-33
ii  libfontconfig1            2.9.0-6
ii  libgcc1                   1:4.7.0-11
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0        2.26.1-1
ii  libglib2.0-0              2.32.3-1
ii  libperl5.14               5.14.2-11
ii  libstartup-notification0  0.12-1
ii  libx11-6                  2:1.4.99.901-2
ii  libxft2                   2.2.0-3
ii  libxrender1               1:0.9.7-1
ii  ncurses-base              5.9-8

Versions of packages rxvt-unicode recommends:
ii  fonts-vlgothic [fonts-japanese-gothic]  20120325-2
ii  ttf-dejavu                              2.33-2

rxvt-unicode suggests no packages.

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