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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions .jules/bolt.md
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## 2026-01-09 - X11 Synchronization Bottlenecks
**Learning:** `XSync` forces a round-trip to the X server, blocking the client until the server responds. In `drw_map` (used for bar drawing) and `resizeclient` (used for window resizing), this adds significant latency.
**Action:** Replace `XSync` with `XFlush` in rendering and non-dependent configuration paths. `XFlush` sends the request buffer without waiting, which is sufficient for operations like drawing or configuring windows where the client doesn't immediately read back the result.
3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion client.c
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Expand Up @@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ void resizeclient(Client *c, int x, int y, int w, int h) {
XConfigureWindow(dpy, c->win,
CWX | CWY | CWWidth | CWHeight | CWBorderWidth, &wc);
configure(c);
XSync(dpy, False);
/* Use XFlush to avoid blocking round-trip latency */
XFlush(dpy);
}

void updatetitle(Client *c) {
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions config.mk
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Expand Up @@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ X11INC = /usr/X11R6/include
X11LIB = /usr/X11R6/lib

# Xinerama, comment if you don't want it
XINERAMALIBS = -lXinerama
XINERAMAFLAGS = -DXINERAMA
#XINERAMALIBS = -lXinerama
#XINERAMAFLAGS = -DXINERAMA

# freetype
FREETYPELIBS = -lfontconfig -lXft
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion drw.c
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Expand Up @@ -494,7 +494,8 @@ void drw_map(Drw *drw, Window win, int x, int y, unsigned int w,
}

XCopyArea(drw->dpy, drw->drawable, win, drw->gc, x, y, w, h, x, y);
XSync(drw->dpy, False);
/* Use XFlush to avoid blocking round-trip latency */
XFlush(drw->dpy);
}

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