gnome / xorg / nautilus / cairo / freetype desktop rendering slow

[Marcus Hartig]

Rodd Clarkson wrote:

> Could you supply the entire file or some more clues on where to put?

from my /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
[...]
Section "Monitor"
         Identifier  "Monitor0"
         VendorName  "DELL"
         ModelName   "Inspiron 9300 LCD 1440x900"
         HorizSync   31.5 - 85.0
         VertRefresh 59.0 - 75.0
...
         # 1440x900 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 55.92 kHz; pclk: 106.47 MHz
         Modeline "1440x900_60.00"  106.47  1440 1520 1672 1904  900 901 
904 932  -HSync +Vsync
         Option      "dpms" "on"
EndSection
...
Section "Screen"
         Identifier "Screen0"
         Device     "Videocard0"
         Monitor    "Monitor0"
         DefaultDepth     24
         SubSection "Display"
                 Viewport   0 0
                 Depth     16
                 Modes    "1440x900_60.00" "1280x720_60.00" 
1024x768_60.00" "800x600_60.00" "720x576_60.00"
         EndSubSection
         SubSection "Display"
                 Viewport   0 0
                 Depth     24
                 Modes    "1440x900_60.00" "1280x720_60.00" 
"1024x768_60.00" "800x600_60.00" "720x576_60.00"
         EndSubSection
EndSection

If you use other modes for gaming or whatever, put the needed modelines 
(generated from gtf) in the monitor section or in an extra "Modes" 
section, if more monitors are connected.

http://www.linux-laptop.net/

Marcus