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# Bolt's Journal

## 2024-05-22 - [First Entry]
**Learning:** Initial setup of the journal.
**Action:** Record future performance insights here.
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}

XCopyArea(drw->dpy, drw->drawable, win, drw->gc, x, y, w, h, x, y);
XSync(drw->dpy, False);
/*
* Optimizing performance by replacing XSync with XFlush.
* XSync forces a round-trip to the X server, waiting for all requests to be processed,
* which causes latency in drawing operations. XFlush ensures the request is sent
* without blocking the client.
*/
XFlush(drw->dpy);
}

unsigned int drw_fontset_getwidth(Drw *drw, const char *text) {
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