Well, if it is Delphi only problem (correct me if I am wrong), then would
not it be better to look in it at Borland? I did not appritiate having to
buy another card just to get Delphi4 running properly. And I guess I could
miss with it and then I'd have to go to buy the 3rd one and may be more. Not
funny.
Alex Kouznetsov
ALM Systems Ltd
Creators of POS2000 - Point Of Sale Excellence for the new Millennium
www.almsystems.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Max Renshaw-Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 1999 10:00 AM
Subject: RE: [DUG]: Graphic problems
> lots of the inexpensive (cheap) video cards - Cirrus, Trident, Alliance
etc
> etc, have the same issues. The drivers now rely on the directx stuff and
> won't run correctly on the vanilla VGA or SuperVGA drivers - they'll give
> exactly the symptoms below.
>
> If you can't get the drivers, or can't get them to work, as Kerry
suggests,
> a better card is the best option. We've founf the 4mb (yes that's all)
> Diamond Viper or Matrox cards are fine with new drivers.
>
> The other thing that seems to cause this sort of stuff is cheap
main-boards
> with fast AGP port rates (100Mhz) with some video cards. Our answer has
been
> to stick with "Brand" PCI cards until the dust settles, which it seems to
be
> doing now.
>
> Max
>
> [Kerry Said]
>
> Aren't these symptoms of a cruddy S3 video card?
> S3 or not, try updating your video drivers, or trying a new card.
>
> Kerry S
>
> --- Steven Wild <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > We have a problem ...
> >
> > We have just put in some new machines and are getting the following
> > two distortions on some / all of them.
> >
> > 1. "Some" images on the icons on the tool bar on our apps are badly
> > distorted. Every time you compile them the images come out bad but
> > never exactly the same. Not all machines have the problems but
> > running an app with distorted images on a machine that doesn't
> > distort gives bad results.
> > On the "bad" machine delphi's toolbar images are distorted but no
> > other apps. I thought it might be ComCtl32.dll. Have got it up
> > to date but no solution there. Any thoughts??
> >
> > 2. The 2nd problem may have been happening for a while and I just
> > haven't noticed .... When you have one form opened on top of
> > another form (common) and drag the top form around (less common) it
> > ghosts. ie It leaves its image behind to be smothered by the next
> > image that goes overtop of it. The effect is like what you get
> > when you win the MS Patience card game. Also a little like some
> > screen savers!. How do I stop this from happening?
> >
> > Steven
> > Director
> >
> > Wild Software Ltd
> > P O Box 33-216
> > Christchurch
> > NEW ZEALAND
> >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List -
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz
> >
> >
>
> _______________________________________________________________
> DO YOU YAHOO!?
> Get your free @yahoo.com.au address at http://mail.yahoo.com.au
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz
>
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz
