--- xosview-1.11/bitfieldmeter.cc
+++ xosview-1.12/bitfieldmeter.cc
@@ -319,8 +319,6 @@
     }
     x += twidth;
   }
-
-  //parent_->flush();
 }
 
 void BitFieldMeter::checkevent( void ){
--- xosview-1.11/fieldmeter.cc
+++ xosview-1.12/fieldmeter.cc
@@ -277,8 +277,6 @@
   }
   if ( dousedlegends_ )
     drawused( manditory );
-
-  //parent_->flush();
 }
 
 void FieldMeter::checkevent( void ){
--- xosview-1.11/fieldmeterdecay.cc
+++ xosview-1.12/fieldmeterdecay.cc
@@ -160,6 +160,4 @@
     decayx += decaytwidth;
 
   }
-
-  //parent_->flush();
 }
--- xosview-1.11/xosview.cc
+++ xosview-1.12/xosview.cc
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
   name_ = const_cast<char *>("xosview");
   _isvisible = false;
   _ispartiallyvisible = false;
+  _defer_resize = true;
   exposed_once_flag_ = 0;
 
   expose_flag_ = 1;
@@ -145,7 +146,6 @@
   title( winname() );
   iconname( winname() );
   dolegends();
-  resize();
 }
 
 void XOSView::checkVersion(int argc, char *argv[]) const
@@ -270,10 +270,7 @@
   int topmargin = vmargin_;
   int rightmargin = hmargin_;
   int newwidth = width_ - xoff_ - rightmargin;
-/*
-  int newheight = (height_ - (10 + 5 * (nummeters_ - 1) +
-                              nummeters_ * yoff_)) / nummeters_;
-*/
+
   int newheight =
         (height_ -
          (topmargin + topmargin + (nummeters_-1)*spacing + nummeters_*yoff_)
@@ -284,10 +281,6 @@
   int counter = 1;
   MeterNode *tmp = meters_;
   while ( tmp != NULL ) {
-/*
-    tmp->meter_->resize( xoff_, 5 * counter + counter * yoff_ +
-                         (counter - 1) * newheight, newwidth, newheight );
-*/
     tmp->meter_->resize( xoff_,
                          topmargin + counter*yoff_ + (counter-1)*(newheight+spacing),
                         newwidth, newheight );
@@ -317,7 +310,6 @@
     tmp->meter_->draw();
     tmp = tmp->next_;
   }
-  flush();
 
   expose_flag_ = 0;
 }
@@ -333,14 +325,8 @@
     }
   }
 }
-void XOSView::keyrelease( char *ch ){
-/*  WARNING:  This code is not called by anything.  */
-(void) ch;  /*  To avoid gcc warnings.  */
-}
 
 void XOSView::run( void ){
-  int counter = 0;
-
   while( !done_ ){
     checkevent();
 
@@ -351,16 +337,29 @@
           tmp->meter_->checkevent();
         tmp = tmp->next_;
       }
+    }
+
+    /* To avoid long streams of redraw, we defer this until
+     * all events are exhausted, before sleeping */
+
+    if (_defer_resize) {
+      resize();
+      _defer_resize = false;
+      expose_flag_ = 1;
+      _defer_draw = true;
+    }
 
-      flush();
+    if (_defer_draw) {
+      draw();
+      _defer_draw = false;
     }
 
+    flush();
+
     /*  First, sleep for the proper integral number of seconds --
      *  usleep only deals with times less than 1 sec.  */
     if (sleeptime_) sleep((unsigned int)sleeptime_);
     if (usleeptime_) usleep( (unsigned int)usleeptime_);
-
-    counter = (counter + 1) % 5;
   }
 }
 
@@ -423,17 +422,33 @@
   _isvisible = true;
   if ( event.count == 0 )
   {
-    expose_flag_++;
-    draw();
+    expose_flag_ = 1;
+    _defer_draw = true;
   }
   XOSDEBUG("Got expose event.\n");
-  if (!exposed_once_flag_) { exposed_once_flag_ = 1; draw(); }
+  if (!exposed_once_flag_) {
+    exposed_once_flag_ = 1;
+    _defer_draw = true;
+  }
 }
 
-void XOSView::resizeEvent( XEvent & ) {
-  resize();
-  expose_flag_++;
-  draw();
+/*
+ * All window changes come in via XConfigureEvent (not
+ * XResizeRequestEvent)
+ */
+
+void XOSView::resizeEvent( XConfigureEvent &event ) {
+  XOSDEBUG("Got configure event.\n");
+
+  if (event.width == width_ && event.height == height_)
+    return;
+
+  XOSDEBUG("Window has resized\n");
+
+  width(event.width);
+  height(event.height);
+
+  _defer_resize = true;
 }
 
 
--- xosview-1.11/xosview.h
+++ xosview-1.12/xosview.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
   void reallydraw( void );
   void draw ( void );
   void run( void );
-  void keyrelease( char *ch );
   const char *winname( void );
 
   // used by meter makers
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@
   void dolegends( void );
 
   void checkOverallResources();
-  void resizeEvent( XEvent & );
+  void resizeEvent( XConfigureEvent &event );
   void exposeEvent( XExposeEvent &event );
   void keyPressEvent( XKeyEvent &event );
   void visibilityEvent( XVisibilityEvent &event );
@@ -78,6 +77,8 @@
 
   bool _isvisible;
   bool _ispartiallyvisible;
+  bool _defer_resize;
+  bool _defer_draw;
 };
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
--- xosview-1.11/xwin.cc
+++ xosview-1.12/xwin.cc
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 
   // Set up the default Events
   events_ = NULL;
-  addEvent( new Event( this, ConfigureNotify, &XWin::configureEvent ) );
   addEvent( new Event( this, ClientMessage, &XWin::deleteEvent ) );
   addEvent( new Event( this, MappingNotify, &XWin::mappingNotify ) );
 
@@ -355,14 +354,6 @@
 }
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void XWin::configureEvent( XEvent &event ){
-  x( event.xconfigure.x );
-  y( event.xconfigure.y );
-  width( event.xconfigure.width );
-  height( event.xconfigure.height );
-}
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 void XWin::deleteEvent( XEvent &event ){
   if ( (event.xclient.message_type == wm_ ) &&
        ((unsigned)event.xclient.data.l[0] == wmdelete_) )
--- xosview-1.11/xwin.h
+++ xosview-1.12/xwin.h
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@
   virtual ~XWin( void );
   void XWinInit ( int argc, char* argv[], char* geometry, Xrm* xrmp );
 
-  int x( void ) { return x_; }
-  void x( int val ) { x_ = val; }
-  int y( void ) { return y_; }
-  void y( int val ) { y_ = val; }
   int width( void ) { return width_; }
   void width( int val ) { width_ = val; }
   int height( void ) { return height_; }