i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:44:52 +0000i3 doesn't refresh a screen after window closinghttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/2007/i3-doesnt-refresh-a-screen-after-window-closing/Hi, all. I have a following problem. When I close a last window, i3 doesn't refresh a screen and the window's image stays in a screen. How can I fix this problem?Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:46:39 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2007/i3-doesnt-refresh-a-screen-after-window-closing/Comment by mhd for <p>Hi, all.</p> <p>I have a following problem. When I close a last window, i3 doesn't refresh a screen and the window's image stays in a screen. How can I fix this problem?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2007/i3-doesnt-refresh-a-screen-after-window-closing/?comment=2018#comment-2018I use archlinux and xf86-video-intel package (Description: X.org Intel i810/i830/i915/945G/G965+ video drivers) $ lspci | grep VGA 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:16:22 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2007/i3-doesnt-refresh-a-screen-after-window-closing/?comment=2018#comment-2018Comment by Michael for <p>Hi, all.</p> <p>I have a following problem. When I close a last window, i3 doesn't refresh a screen and the window's image stays in a screen. How can I fix this problem?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2007/i3-doesnt-refresh-a-screen-after-window-closing/?comment=2011#comment-2011Most likely a graphics card driver-specific problem, since no such issues are known and no such issue happens on my machine. Which driver are you using? Try vesa to verify that your current driver causes it.Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:32:11 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2007/i3-doesnt-refresh-a-screen-after-window-closing/?comment=2011#comment-2011Comment by mhd for <p>Hi, all.</p> <p>I have a following problem. When I close a last window, i3 doesn't refresh a screen and the window's image stays in a screen. How can I fix this problem?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2007/i3-doesnt-refresh-a-screen-after-window-closing/?comment=2021#comment-2021I removed xf86-video-intel and installed xf86-video-vesa package. The problem was fixed after these steps. If vesa driver is installed on my machine then i3 refreshes a screen. Should I use vesa driver instead of intel driver if I want to use i3? Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:33:35 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2007/i3-doesnt-refresh-a-screen-after-window-closing/?comment=2021#comment-2021Answer by mhd for <p>Hi, all.</p> <p>I have a following problem. When I close a last window, i3 doesn't refresh a screen and the window's image stays in a screen. How can I fix this problem?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2007/i3-doesnt-refresh-a-screen-after-window-closing/?answer=2030#post-id-2030I used GDM. I installed SLiM, disabled GDM, enabled SLiM in systemd and i3 refreshes a screen now. Perhaps GDM affects the refreshing of i3.Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:40:32 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2007/i3-doesnt-refresh-a-screen-after-window-closing/?answer=2030#post-id-2030Comment by Michael for <p>I used GDM. I installed SLiM, disabled GDM, enabled SLiM in systemd and i3 refreshes a screen now. Perhaps GDM affects the refreshing of i3.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2007/i3-doesnt-refresh-a-screen-after-window-closing/?comment=2035#comment-2035Unlikely. GDM is a rather well-behaved login manager. I suppose the problem is somewhere else, but I don’t really have any clue what it could be, sorry.Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:44:52 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2007/i3-doesnt-refresh-a-screen-after-window-closing/?comment=2035#comment-2035