[arch-general] Dmenu vs. KMS

[Uli Armbruster]

* Stan <ikyanb at gmx.com> [27.04.2011 17:54]:
> Hi, guys.
> 
> Have some troubles with dmenu(4.2.1-1), stock kernel(2.6.38.4-1) and
> perhaps xf86-video-ati(6.14.1-1): dmenu lags. Vertical listing is really
> pain in the ass(latency ~1 sec) and with blob everything works just
> fine. If anyone has the same here i'll post it to suckless's  or x.org's
> bugzilla.
> 
> Device: Radeon HD4570 Mobile
> 
> How to test: 
>              o In attachments there is file named "test".
>              o Command: cat test | dmenu -l 10
>              o Lags(or no lags)


I tested it and it's fine. It's not as fast as e.g. dmenu_run -l 10, but not as laggy as you described.

I have a Mobility Radeon 9600 M10, i686 and an up-to-date Arch with [testing] enabled.