In response to my Transparent GIF question, Kevin Miller wrote:
>
>...Are you using the very latest build of MetaCard on NT?
I'm currently using Build #7 of Version 2.3.1, but the stand-alone
was built a couple of builds ago. Can't tell exactly which one.
>If you're using the latest engine and you have a reproducable of the
>problem please send a copy of the image to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Done.
>
>And Scott Raney wrote:
>
>Sounds like a driver bug, a problem which is astoundingly (and
>annoyingly) common on Win32 systems. Check the WWW site of the vendor
>of the graphics card and make sure you have the latest drivers. If
>that doesn't fix the problem, open the Display control panel and set
>acceleration to its lowest level. This will force the driver to use
>software to do the drawing rather than the hardware, which eliminates
>these problems in all cases we know of.
I realize that I should try this in order to find the cause of the
problem but I don't have a machine running NT of my own. I was
demonstrating my program for a potential customer on their machine.
It just doesn't seem right to tell them their machine needs updating.
It would seem to me that if I advertise that my application will run
on NT, it should do just that, whether their machine has the latest
upgrades or not.
Thanks for your help. I think I will begin re-designing my
application without Gif's containing transparent backgrounds. At
least untill I can get this figured out.
John
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