[Manifold-l] FW: 7x display issues

[Martin Roseveare]

Thanks Graeme,

 

It's happening more on our relatively new fast and loaded with RAM
desktops than the older laptop so I'm not sure it's simply resources
unfortunately. I've tried running it straight after a cold boot with
nothing else launched and get the same problem - once it's started with
a particular map file it seems permanent. What I don't get is why it's
OK for a while and then changes - it's not as if it's being banded
around between different machines for example.

 

I will play around with minimizing the window - I seem to remember
trying this already but its worth another attempt!

 

Martin

 

 

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From: Graeme Greenwood [mailto:graeme at mapmakers.com.au] 
Sent: 15 December 2006 11:15
To: Martin Roseveare; 'Manifold List (E-mail)'
Subject: RE: [Manifold-l] FW: 7x display issues

 

Hi Martin,

 

Have noticed this behaviour too. In addition I reported an apparent
slowness in startup speed with 7x to Tech as a possible bug some while
ago - false alarm I suspect. However :-) I have been using the same
versions of 7x on our main machine, plus a laptop, plus a client's
desktop standard issue Dell. My conclusion is that our main desktop
machine is simply getting tired - beyond its use by date, as the same
Manifold 7x version seems to perform without empty windows and starts up
quick on the laptop and the Dell. Both these machines have little in the
way of additional applications and are more modern assemblies with
recent graphics cards. Main desktop exhibiting symptoms similar to yours
is several rebuilds old and loaded with all those apps that seemed like
good ideas at the time.. Just my observations. I look forward to the
legitimate upgrade to a hot 64 bit machine about the time the next
component on old faithful fails or looks like it will!

 

As a workaround for the empty windows, I find minimising the window then
restoring usually works. Also, it appears more prevalent when other
grahics hungry apps are running at the same time, but there are times
when this is essential aren't there, so roll on 64 bits..

 

Cheers,

 

Graeme Greenwood

MapMakers Australia P/L

Ph (03) 6334 5620

Mob 0439 760 169

Fax (03) 6312 5005

graeme at mapmakers.com.au 

www.mapmakers.com.au <http://www.mapmakers.com.au/> 

 

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From: manifold-l-bounces at directionsmedia.net
[mailto:manifold-l-bounces at directionsmedia.net] On Behalf Of Martin
Roseveare
Sent: Friday, 15 December 2006 8:45 PM
To: Manifold List (E-mail)
Subject: [Manifold-l] FW: 7x display issues

 

Hi everyone.

 

I'm wondering whether anyone else has experienced a problem with 7x like
the following and whether there is a known work-around or fix?

 

We are repeatedly getting a problem whereby a project created in 32bit
7x will work fine for a while but will all of a sudden stop displaying
any components. It's literally as bad as that - there is no distinction
between type of component for example. We just get an empty window, not
even a background. It also doesn't seem to matter which machine the
project was created and/or viewed on either.

 

Martin

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