https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:53:24 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3478/aberration-on-rendering/Hi, Sometimes when I run some CPU intensive task. The rendering the windows develops aberrations. The fonts/images gets smudged. Here is a screenshot. www.dropbox.com/s/900vzi1w2fhcvqj/Screenshot%20-%2003052014%20-%2011%3A36%3A58%20AM.png (I am using i3 version 4.7.2) Sincerely, -------------------------------------- <p> Kernel: Linux 3.10.32-2 x86_64 GNU/Linux </br> Distribution: ManjaroLinux (release 0.8.9) </br> </p> Video hardware:</br> --------------</br> VGA compatible controller:</br> product: Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary)</br> vendor: Intel Corporation</br> physical id: 2</br> bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0</br> version: 0c</br> width: 64 bits</br> clock: 33MHz</br> capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom</br> configuration: driver=i915 latency=0</br> resources: irq:44 memory:fea00000-feafffff memory:e0000000-efffffff ioport:efe8(size=8)</br> </code> ---------------------------------- (ps: sorry to not upload/link screenshot as my karma is not high enough for that) Wed, 05 Mar 2014 11:48:31 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3478/aberration-on-rendering/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3478/aberration-on-rendering/?comment=3673#comment-3673This is very likely not a problem in i3, since you are seeing problems with the window contents, and i3 is entirely out of the loop there. i3 only renders the window _decorations_.Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:53:10 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3478/aberration-on-rendering/?comment=3673#comment-3673https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3478/aberration-on-rendering/?comment=3674#comment-3674Also, since the FAQ is not a place to report bugs, I’m closing this.Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:53:24 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3478/aberration-on-rendering/?comment=3674#comment-3674https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3478/aberration-on-rendering/?answer=3538#post-id-3538You might have luck with a compositor running. Have a look at [this Q&A about comption](https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3279/do-i-need-a-composite-manager-compton/). Sat, 15 Mar 2014 22:37:23 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3478/aberration-on-rendering/?answer=3538#post-id-3538https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3478/aberration-on-rendering/?comment=3546#comment-3546I am not a specialist, but please update your question with your video hardware and drivers, kernel, distribution. You might be better off at your distribution's support channels.. Wed, 19 Mar 2014 19:18:39 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3478/aberration-on-rendering/?comment=3546#comment-3546https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3478/aberration-on-rendering/?comment=3545#comment-3545Yes, after having tried Compton for the last week, Compton does not seem to solve this problem. Technically it should. So I can still see the same kind of screen aberrations at-times even when running i3 alongwith Compton. (i am starting Compton from i3 config file.)Wed, 19 Mar 2014 18:16:09 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3478/aberration-on-rendering/?comment=3545#comment-3545https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3478/aberration-on-rendering/?comment=3547#comment-3547thanks @joepd :)Wed, 19 Mar 2014 21:36:38 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3478/aberration-on-rendering/?comment=3547#comment-3547