-*- outline -*- * XMakemol Problems This file contains descriptions and solutions to known problems. ** Parsing XYZ files If XMakemol has problems parsing XYZ files, then it may be because of the setting of the LANG environment variable. Assuming you are using a bash-like shell, try launching the program with: $ LANG=en_GB xmakemol ** Saving XPM files With OpenGL rendering you might get unexpected results, like seeing cutouts in your XPM image where any windows overlapped the main drawing area. A workaround for this problem, if you are using XFree86, is to enable a backing store in your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4: Section "Device" [...] Option "BackingStore" EndSection If this is successful, then in your /var/log/XFree86.0.log file you should see lines like: (**) TRIDENT(0): Option "BackingStore" (**) TRIDENT(0): Backing store enabled