On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Sorin Srbu<sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
>>Of Jeff
>>Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 12:40 AM
>>To: CentOS mailing list
>>Subject: Re: Evolution Question?
>>
>>>> I have a CentOS 5.3 Desktop and use Evolution to read mailing lists .
>>>> When i move from one read letter to another(either deleting or clicking
>>>> next the Message pane flickers. How can i stop this because it is hard
>>>> on my eyes when i have a few emails to read?
>>>
>>> Increase the scan frequency of your monitor maybe? I've seen this in
> lists
>>> generally with thousands of entries and the gfx-card can't keep up. Most
>>> often upping the scan frequency solved this issue. I've also seen this on
>>> computers that are a bit, ummm, underpowered. ;-)
>>>
>>> If you have an Nvidia gfx-card, try installing the proprietary drivers,
> or
>>> (recommended) dkms and the dkms-Nvidia*-package.
>>>
>>> YMMV.
>>>
>>Thanks for the reply. My card is a GeForce FX5200 is there an easy way
>>to set it up as there seem to be a few options? Not sure how to increase
>>scan frequency? is it dangerous?
>
> Did you install either the dkms-Nvidia-package or the proprietary Nvidia
> driver package? Shouldn't matter anyway, as both install a "Nvidia X Server
> settings"-applet. With this you can change resolutions, scan frequencies and
> whatnot.
>
> Dangerous? Well, yes. If you set too high a frequency you might damage the
> monitor. For flatscreens the most common frequency is 50 (older standard
> IIRC) or 60Hz (most common nowadays). CRT's can vary between 60 to 120Hz.
> Most common AFAICT is the 75-85Hz range.
>
> Your flickering thing might also be because of a too high set screen
> resolution. Start with 1024x768 and 75ish Hz and go up stepwise. See if it
> gets better.
> --
> /Sorin
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I installed the dkms but i couldnt make it work so its back to nv
driver now. My resolution is the same as i have been using for years
on this monitor and seems to work well. I have now installed Claws
mail and the message pane jumping problem has vanished
Thanks for your help.
Jeff
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