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General Category => General Anim8or Forum => Topic started by: CoriDavis on February 01, 2012, 04:51:14 pm

Title: Teeny Little Glitch
Post by: CoriDavis on February 01, 2012, 04:51:14 pm

So on my new computer, the select tool seems to ghost all over the place when I use it. Is there a fix to this?

Title: Re: Teeny Little Glitch
Post by: RudySchneider on February 01, 2012, 05:01:14 pm

Cori ---
I've periodically run into this, too, and it's annoying.  It may be a graphics card and/or graphics driver issue.  You may want to verify that you have the latest driver software for your graphics card.

Title: Re: Teeny Little Glitch
Post by: CoriDavis on February 01, 2012, 05:18:57 pm

It should be, it's a new computer. How do I find out, and how do I update it?

Title: Re: Teeny Little Glitch
Post by: 3D Joe Wiltshire on February 01, 2012, 05:53:08 pm

I had this with windows vista before, I think the solution was running in compatibility mode or something similar :P

Title: Re: Teeny Little Glitch
Post by: cooldude234 on February 01, 2012, 05:53:21 pm

That's because the window isn't refreshing after rendering the line over top of it.
This is the os's doings.

Title: Re: Teeny Little Glitch
Post by: CoriDavis on February 01, 2012, 05:57:09 pm

It is running in a compatibility mode. So if it's just the OS, does that mean I have to deal with it?

Title: Re: Teeny Little Glitch
Post by: cooldude234 on February 01, 2012, 05:59:46 pm

You can force the update of the screen, in other words, once you're done selection what ever, just drag the window off screen and back on screen and it should be fixed.
This sometimes happens in other programs on my computer (windows xp), and that's what I do to fix it.

Title: Re: Teeny Little Glitch
Post by: CoriDavis on February 01, 2012, 09:06:03 pm

The ghosting only stays until I let go of the mouse, so I guess it's not that big of a problem if I have to deal with it. Though sometimes I worry it might crash the program, which I think it's done at least once

Title: Re: Teeny Little Glitch
Post by: Raxx on February 02, 2012, 12:01:51 am

It's a pretty common Anim8or bug in the newer Windows operating systems. Anim8or has never crashed on me while I was drag-selecting, that I can recall. I can't say if that also applies to you, but it's not that much of an eyesore, right? ;)

Title: Re: Teeny Little Glitch
Post by: ENSONIQ5 on February 02, 2012, 01:04:38 am

You may have already done so, but maybe try a different compatibility setting.  I was able to resolve this problem by disabling desktop composition for Anim8or (right click the Anim8or icon, select Properties, Compatibility tab, tick the 'Disable desktop composition' checkbox).  I also run it in XP (SP2) compatibility.

All that happens with this setting is that your desktop colour scheme changes to W7 Basic (assuming you are running W7), on closing Anim8or it changes back automatically.