Maby the developers need to compile for windows 7 maby the compiler is smart enough to know how to compile the graphics to work with its optimisations...
--- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "o00batman00o" <o00batman...@...> wrote: > > Thank you! It works for me too! I tried different compability modes but not > this option. > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "ben_noz91" <calmar@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I had the same issue on my brand new laptop on Windows 7 64 bits. > > > > The "interf_u.brd" took many seconds to display or refresh. We can see the > > lines draw one by one. > > I tried different binary versions, with the same problem > > (KiCad-2010-03-14-SVN2456, KiCad-2009-02-16-final, kicad-20080825). > > > > Like you I tried on virtual machines: XP and Linux 64. And here, despite of > > virtualization overhead, the same test is responding instantly (so for me > > this is at least 50 times faster!)! > > > > After this I found a very simple "turnaround" solution: go with explorer to > > pcbnew.exe, click "properties", and check "unactivate desktop composition" > > under the compatibility tab. > > With this the speed becomes from unusable to acceptable, but not as smart > > as under the linux or XP VM. > > > > So this acts as a conflict with the new display system of vista/win7. > > > > Hoping this little information might help you and other people that will > > face this problem. > > > > Greetings > > Ben. > > > > > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "o00batman00o" <anthony.siegrist@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Hello > > > > > > Since I upgraded to windows 7, I can't use pcbnew beacause the screen > > > refresh is amazing slow. I can see dot grid showing up from left to > > > right. I notice the same behavior on all PC running Windows Vista or 7. > > > > > > My temporary solution is to run Kicad under Ubuntu via VirtualBox. By > > > this way refreshing rate is in my opinion 10 times faster. > > > > > > Does someone noticed the same issue? Is there a solution ? > > > > > >
