GNOME 2.2 Desktop on Linux System Administration Guide

To Use Theme Options Which Create Less Network Traffic

Remote display protocols do not transfer every pixel in a block of pixels if all pixels in the block are the same color.

To reduce X Window System network traffic, use a window frame theme option that uses solid colors. That is, use one of the following window frame options:

For information on how to change theme options, see To Use Theme Options Which Require Less CPU Resources.