Re: [dwm] Terminals retain size of stack

On 07:39 Tue 09 Sep, Maxim Vuets wrote:
>2008/9/9, Jim Karsten <iiijjjiii_AT_gmail.com>:
>> I am using dwm 5.1 and am having problems with resizing windows running
>> terminals.
>>
>> I use the tile layout with mfact set to 0.75. Sometimes when I zoom a window
>> into the master area it resizes properly, but often it maintains the
>> dimensions from the stack. If I adjust the mfact using Alt-h and Alt-l, the
>> master resizes and I'm good to go, but it's annoying having to do that. I
>> usually use urxvt, but I tried xterm and it does the same thing. GUI apps
>> like Firefox resize without problems.
>>
>> I had the same problem with 4.7. I thought 5.1 might fix it but no luck.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> jimk
>
>I have faced with the same problem after pacman -Suy
>(Arch Linux, system upgrade).
>It is not a bug of dwm or some another of your apps.
>It is linux 2.6.26.x bug, for sure:
>http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2008-08/msg04390.html
>Seems to be fixed already, just upgrade or downgrade your kernel.
>(I have downgraded to 2.6.25.16)
>

I recently upgraded the kernel to 2.6.27 and windows are resizing properly now.

Thanks for your response.
jimk
Received on Tue Oct 14 2008 - 21:01:18 UTC