Thank you! It works for me too! I tried different compability modes but not this option.
--- In [email protected], "ben_noz91" <cal...@...> wrote: > > > > I had the same issue on my brand new laptop on Windows 7 64 bits. > > The "interf_u.brd" took many seconds to display or refresh. We can see the > lines draw one by one. > I tried different binary versions, with the same problem > (KiCad-2010-03-14-SVN2456, KiCad-2009-02-16-final, kicad-20080825). > > Like you I tried on virtual machines: XP and Linux 64. And here, despite of > virtualization overhead, the same test is responding instantly (so for me > this is at least 50 times faster!)! > > After this I found a very simple "turnaround" solution: go with explorer to > pcbnew.exe, click "properties", and check "unactivate desktop composition" > under the compatibility tab. > With this the speed becomes from unusable to acceptable, but not as smart as > under the linux or XP VM. > > So this acts as a conflict with the new display system of vista/win7. > > Hoping this little information might help you and other people that will face > this problem. > > Greetings > Ben. > > > --- In [email protected], "o00batman00o" <anthony.siegrist@> wrote: > > > > Hello > > > > Since I upgraded to windows 7, I can't use pcbnew beacause the screen > > refresh is amazing slow. I can see dot grid showing up from left to right. > > I notice the same behavior on all PC running Windows Vista or 7. > > > > My temporary solution is to run Kicad under Ubuntu via VirtualBox. By this > > way refreshing rate is in my opinion 10 times faster. > > > > Does someone noticed the same issue? Is there a solution ? > > >
