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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
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA
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> 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 Heller	

I agree.  Beat on the server supplier until they improve the performance.
Doing PutImages instead of CopyAreas is foolish in the long run.

Harry Phinney