Re: [Gimp-user] images breaking up when zooming, and artefacts when using tools

[phani <listmail phanisvara com>]

On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:34:45 +0530, phani <listmail phanisvara com> wrote:

> i've got a strange problem: when zooming images in the GIMP (2.8.2,  
> installed from archlinux [extra]), viewing them  larger than the size  
> they are being automatically zoomed to by default, they break up into  
> unconnected, rectangular tiles.
> ...

there wasn't any reply, but i got the solution on the archlinux users  
list: after downgrading cairo from 1.12.10-1 -> 1.12.8-2 the problem's  
solved. just in case somebody else runs into this and looks here...