OpenDCL 6 Display Issues

[Fred Tomke]

Kerry: can you sent me the last sample to test? I've tried your sample files from your initial posting and I've no problem on my notebook with 6.0.0.15. But I do have graphical issues with one of mine with 6.0.0.15 but not with 5.1.2.3. But I cannot publish it - then I have to upload the whole product...

Fred

[copter]

Owen,
Just an idea: Because display issues occurred since alpha 10, is it not possible to compare what was changed between alpha 9 and 10. ?
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[Kerry]

Kerry: can you sent me the last sample to test? I've tried your sample files from your initial posting and I've no problem on my notebook with 6.0.0.15. But I do have graphical issues with one of mine with 6.0.0.15 but not with 5.1.2.3. But I cannot publish it - then I have to upload the whole product...

Fred

Here is my last test, for all to try.
There are controls on Tabs 2 and 3 also that cause issues.
Kerry.


Attached Code and piccys for members.:

[Fred Tomke]

Hi, I cannot see anything wrong, do you?

I tried on two machines (see attachments).

Fred

[Kerry]

Looks fine to me Fred.
Single Monitor or Dual ?

Interesting that the slideView and DwgPreview have a gray background .. is that your modelspace color ?

[Fred Tomke]

Hi, Kerry,

Single Monitor or Dual ?

The 32 Bit workstation has two Samsung 2343BW in dual mode (extend the main screen to the second screen).  The 64 Bit machine is a single notebook - but wait: I will try to apply a monitor to the notebook ... Now I connected one of the Samsung 2343BW with the 64 Bit notebook. The form works on the second screen in duplication mode as well as in the mode extending the main screen to the second screen.

I hope that helps.

Interesting that the slideView and DwgPreview have a gray background .. is that your modelspace color ?

No, it's the modelspace backcolor Autodesk like to have in AutoCAD Map :( . They change the modelspace back color with every new AutoCAD release like I change my underwear (as the German as the proverb has it: to change something as often as someone's underwear).

Map 2006: blue (qoute from Autodesk: The backcolor of CAD is black and the backcolor of GIS is blue).
In Civil 3D 2009 the back color is a very light mixture of yellow and orange. And now Map 2010 is grey in the back. Believe it or not: it was mentioned as one of the benefits of the new release of R 18.1:  the back color was turned to dark grey. I love it! (Am I too sarcastic?)

I had to reinstall AutoCAD Map between two cutomer trainings and I forgot to change to WHITE: the color most landscape architects usually use to persuade themselves of a piece of paper.

Fred

[andrew]

So far the only thing in common is that all problematic systems are 32-bit, but that may just be coincidence. What about multiple monitors or specialized themes?  Neither here.

if by graphical display errors you mean something like this
then i get them but only when i used the combo box.

[owenwengerd]

Andrew, the other reported problems are all inside AutoCAD at runtime, but it's interesting that the combo box displays wrong for you in Studio.

[owenwengerd]

Just an idea: Because display issues occurred since alpha 10, is it not possible to compare what was changed between alpha 9 and 10. ?

In Alpha 10 I completely removed all the hacks, workarounds, and kludges added previously to fix display problems. So yes, I could go back, but then I'd be right back where I started: with an unmanageable mess!

[BazzaCAD]

It looks like the main display issues that are still outstanding for a15 are TextButtons, CboBoxes, & textBox (background color), grids, ListBox on Tab Pages...

[Fred Tomke]

Barry, your screenshots look completely different to mine (see above). Curious!
Fred

[Kerry]

Fred,

Barry's look exactly like mine (not as expected)  .. on 2 machines on winXP

... yet I have several machines on winXP that look like yours. ( ie as expected)

[copter]

Same issue for me with Acad2009, 2010, Bricscad 10 under VISTA.

[owenwengerd]

I've been unable to reproduce the tab page issues, no matter what I've tried. So, we're back to trial and error. Thanks to all the input, I think I've at least narrowed things down a bit, so I'm more opimistic that trial and error will be successful. In Alpha 16, I've made another slight change to the way tab pages are painted, so please test it and report back your results.

[Kerry]

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!

Thanks Owen.

result 6.0.0.16 as attached :