Mark Koitmaa
At 03:21 PM 10/22/2003, you wrote:
> I believe it is a driver issue. I haven't seen the display problem in > years. I'm also using a Matrox G450, but I've reinstalled windows several > times over the years and I don't remember if the drivers were taken from > the Matrox CDROM or some other source.
Yeah, that's the ticket. Keep installing Windows until things work right. That must be my problem. I've only installed W2K twice on my workstation. Once when new, and once when chasing a problem that turned out not to be solvable by re-installing Windows (funny how re-install doesn't overwrite some already installed Windows stuff).
Best regards, Ivan Baggett Bagotronix Inc. website: www.bagotronix.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Koitmaa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 5:18 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel 99SE
> I believe it is a driver issue. I haven't seen the display problem in > years. I'm also using a Matrox G450, but I've reinstalled windows several > times over the years and I don't remember if the drivers were taken from > the Matrox CDROM or some other source. > > Mark Koitmaa > > > > At 01:17 PM 10/22/2003, you wrote: > >Yeah, I get the broken schematic wire thing on my workstation too. Using a > >Matrox G450 video card. > > > >If you like Protel 2.8 and don't see the benefit to 99SE, then by all means > >stay with 2.8. I still use 2.8 occasionally, for the pin swapping feature. > >When manually optimizing routing for a 2 layer PCB. > > > >The 99SE autorouter is better, but still not as good as it should be. It is > >useful for some digital boards. > > > >Best regards, > >Ivan Baggett > >Bagotronix Inc. > >website: www.bagotronix.com > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Peter Montgomery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 1:52 PM > >Subject: [PEDA] Protel 99SE > > > > > > > I have been using Protel 2.8 for a long time now. I recently came across > >a > > > 30 day demo disk of Protel 99SE that Protel had sent me. I decided to > > > install it to see what I have been missing by not upgrading. I have sort > >of > > > just looked around a little but was rather shocked to discover 3 key > >things: > > > > > > 1 - It's no faster than Protel 2.8 PCB and Advanced Schematic 3.0. I > >would > > > have thought that somewhere along the way they would have optimized the > > > code and sped it up a bit. Apparently this is not the case. > > > > > > 2 - The schematic portion of the Protel 99SE (with service pack 6) STILL > > > suffers from broken lines when panning. You know, when you pan the image > > > and then pan back, you discover that many of the lines on the screen are > > > shifted a pixel or two, requiring you to do a full drawing refresh in > >order > > > to see the image look good again. > > > > > > Does anyone at Protel actually use this thing or do they just write the > >code > > > and ponder wistfully about what it's like to actually run the program? I > > > remember years ago being told by Protel support that the broken line issue > > > was a "driver problem," and that it only happened on some systems. Well, > >I > > > have been using Protel with both ATI and NVidia cards of all different > > > vintages (and on different OS's - 95, 98, 2K) , and it consistently > >happens > > > on ALL of them. As someone who has programmed GDI stuff on Windows quite > >a > > > bit, I think the problem is simply that the code they wrote at Protel > > > suffers from various "off by one" errors, and they are either ignorant or > > > complacent when it comes to finding and fixing the problem - possibly > >both. > > > > > > All in all, so far I am SO glad I decided to stop upgrading when I did. > >My > > > big bitch with Protel has always been that they ignore bugs that affect > > > everyday use (like drawing a decent image!) while adding new features to > > > qualify for marketing based upgrades. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > PeterM > > > > > > PS - So, does DXP also suffer from the broken line issue when drawing > > > schematics?
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