Opening 3.6 Sequences

[wbottomley]

A lot of functions aren't working.  Example, preview models, play, half of sequence area missing.  See attached screen shots.

Using Windows 7, XL 4.0.1

[sean]

are you running non-aero?

can you send your xlights_rgbeffects.xml and the xml file you converted to xlights@meighan.net

did you right click the quick launch shortcut and turn off aero?
click three items.

after i get the file, ill take a look
thanks

[wbottomley]

Turned it off and still have the same problems.

Files are on the way.

[ronald]

I'm having trouble with the grid also. I am running win 8.1 and can find no way to run non-aero.
There is only the dpi option in the property dialog box.

[Gilrock]

That first screenshot definitely looks like what you see when aero is on.  If you switch to a Windows Basic theme I don't think it will display like that.  Believe me I spent a lot of hours and tearing my hair out trying to fix that.  I only was able to fix the waveform by converting it to non-OpenGL drawing routines.  All the example OpenGL code I find working with wxWidgets usually only draws to one window and we have 4 OpenGL canvas' in XL....or I guess 3 since I converted the waveform.  The Model Preview doesn't show the same problems because it gets updated by a regular timer and doesn't require user interaction.  One thing we've discovered is if you undock all the side windows on the left it actually fixes the gap on the right of the grid.  Somehow the Aero mode is causing the AUI manager to miscalculate the viewport size.  Most of this is code outside of our application so that's why its been a pain to track down.

The second screen there are no models listed.  Not sure why they aren't there but nothing will render with no models in the list.

Sean if you email me a link to the files I'll look into it also.

[Richard]

I was looking this issue up, there are videos on Youtube on how to turn this off on windows 8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQiwhsJjnYw

[ronald]

I tried resetting in the advanced settings and still having the same problems. here is a screen shot showing the grid. I have an older laptop that is running windows 7. I will try tomorrow and see if I can get it working there.

[Gilrock]

Yeah I was gonna be surprised if it was that easy to turn off Aero in Win8.  The real thing that needs to be turned off is Desktop Windows Management (DWM).  I'm not sure those advanced settings changes are really turning that off.  And I've read in Win8 Microsoft made it a big pain to turn off because apparently their Metro screens don't work properly if it's off.  The steps I saw to disable DWM in Win8 looked kinda scary for the average user and I didn't want to ask anyone to try that.  I have a few drivers I've written for telescopes and focusers for a local astronomy shop and I can't stand it when Microsoft comes out with a new OS because it's always caused us headaches.