Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!nosc!ucsd!ucbvax!hplabs!hp-pcd!hpcvlx!harry From: harry@hpcvlx.HP.COM (Harry Phinney) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: Re: Optimizing around the server Message-ID: <1610042@hpcvlx.HP.COM> Date: 18 Aug 88 21:23:12 GMT References: <5058@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA Lines: 10 > I am dubious about this frame of mind. I'm undecided about whether > or not this is a good idea because something tells me that the "server" > is there for a reason and avoiding it really isn't the right thing > to do [conceptually]. If a particular server's XCopyArea is slow, > then it's out of our hands, right? Or am I just passing the buck? > Dan HellerI agree. Beat on the server supplier until they improve the performance. Doing PutImages instead of CopyAreas is foolish in the long run. Harry Phinney