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Graphic refresh problems

 
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hansrosenlund



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:40 pm    Post subject: Graphic refresh problems Reply with quote
Hi,
I'm running on Vista and NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT. In Edit view the graphic won't refresh when switching between buildings/blocks/zones. Instead, the recent file or other, previous backgrounds appear. To force a refresh I have to grab the window edge and move it some pixels (resizing the window). However, if I change from 32 to 16 bit color depth the refresh works OK.
Any fix on this problem? I don't like to run in 16-bit mode! It seems that DB would need to force the refresh...
Regards/HansR
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Andy Tindale



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Please follow the advice in the knowledgebase related to switching off the Vista Aero effect:

http://www.designbuilder.co.uk/supportdesk/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=3&nav=0

Andy
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hansrosenlund



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
THANKS Andy,

It works perfectly! Very Happy

Sorry I bothered you Embarassed - couldn't find that article, just recommendations on updating the graphic driver which I did. Hope you (or Microsoft) find a permanent solution in due time...

HansR
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Andy Tindale



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, we are waiting to see if Vista SP1 fixes it, and if not we will look further into it at our end.

Andy
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hansrosenlund



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sorry,

I just downloaded Vista SP1, and it did not do any wonders on my machine. Crying or Very sad

HansR
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Andy Tindale



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's disappointing. Thanks for letting us know anyway.

Andy
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