Hi Alex
The problem is not Delphi / Borland alone. Windows95, not to mention 3.1,
and NT below SP3 have problems as well because of the timing issues in the
new faster, stripped down, electronics with drivers written to DirectX only.
In all cases where we have had this, and similar graphics, problems it has
been fixed by Service Packs to NT, Upgrading to Win98 *AND* Bios and Driver
upgrades to the Video card - nothing changed in Delphi or our applications.
The only exception has been that you can't run Win95A on the new
"all-in-one" hardware that Kerry refers to in his email - it just won't go.
My understanding, and I'm no expert here, is that the boards use USB
characteristics to get the cost down and only Win98 will do the goodies.
Max
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Alex Kouznetsov
Sent: Thursday, 22 July 1999 14:45
To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
Subject: Re: [DUG]: Graphic problems
Well, if it is Delphi only problem (correct me if I am wrong), then would
not it be better to look in it at Borland? I did not appritiate having to
buy another card just to get Delphi4 running properly. And I guess I could
miss with it and then I'd have to go to buy the 3rd one and may be more. Not
funny.
Alex Kouznetsov
ALM Systems Ltd
Creators of POS2000 - Point Of Sale Excellence for the new Millennium
www.almsystems.com
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From: Max Renshaw-Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 1999 10:00 AM
Subject: RE: [DUG]: Graphic problems
> lots of the inexpensive (cheap) video cards - Cirrus, Trident, Alliance
etc
> etc, have the same issues. The drivers now rely on the directx stuff and
> won't run correctly on the vanilla VGA or SuperVGA drivers - they'll give
> exactly the symptoms below.
>
> If you can't get the drivers, or can't get them to work, as Kerry
suggests,
> a better card is the best option. We've founf the 4mb (yes that's all)
> Diamond Viper or Matrox cards are fine with new drivers.
>
> The other thing that seems to cause this sort of stuff is cheap
main-boards
> with fast AGP port rates (100Mhz) with some video cards. Our answer has
been
> to stick with "Brand" PCI cards until the dust settles, which it seems to
be
> doing now.
>
> Max
>
> [Kerry Said]
>
> Aren't these symptoms of a cruddy S3 video card?
> S3 or not, try updating your video drivers, or trying a new card.
>
> Kerry S
>
> --- Steven Wild <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > We have a problem ...
> >
> > We have just put in some new machines and are getting the following
> > two distortions on some / all of them.
> >
> > 1. "Some" images on the icons on the tool bar on our apps are badly
> > distorted. Every time you compile them the images come out bad but
> > never exactly the same. Not all machines have the problems but
> > running an app with distorted images on a machine that doesn't
> > distort gives bad results.
> > On the "bad" machine delphi's toolbar images are distorted but no
> > other apps. I thought it might be ComCtl32.dll. Have got it up
> > to date but no solution there. Any thoughts??
> >
> > 2. The 2nd problem may have been happening for a while and I just
> > haven't noticed .... When you have one form opened on top of
> > another form (common) and drag the top form around (less common) it
> > ghosts. ie It leaves its image behind to be smothered by the next
> > image that goes overtop of it. The effect is like what you get
> > when you win the MS Patience card game. Also a little like some
> > screen savers!. How do I stop this from happening?
> >
> > Steven
> > Director
> >
> > Wild Software Ltd
> > P O Box 33-216
> > Christchurch
> > NEW ZEALAND
> >
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