>> That is for debug only; are those messages at all linked >> with the >> BadWindow messages? If not they will be removed in >> the next SVN commit. > > They appear many times successively and not associated with any BadWindow > messages. > > They appear only after I log out and exit X. > > Perhaps such messages should look something like this: > > [systemtray] Debug test: Clearing area to set background > > As much as I hate those messages, I would vote to place that item at the > top of the to-do list for 3.5.13. I'll submit a priority 1 bug report if > you want. Your call. > The [systemtray] message has been removed. I am thinking that the BadWindow errors may actually be caused by Qt, as Trinity uses XClearArea very sparingly and you just helped rule out the only section of code that could have been causing the repeating BadWindow errors. Tim