New topic: Rectangle flicker
<http://forums.realsoftware.com/viewtopic.php?t=30438> Page 1 of 1 [ 1 post ] Previous topic | Next topic Author Message Kuroto Post subject: Rectangle flickerPosted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:04 pm Joined: Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:56 pm Posts: 18 Hello, I'm making a dotmatrix display emulator for an application i'm building. I'm having an issue while using rectangles on Win XP. I've got a timer, which includes the following code: Code: Dim O As Color Dim I As Color O = rgb(43,0,0) I = rgb(140,64,0) if CurChar = "A" Then Rectangle1.FillColor = O Rectangle2.FillColor = I Rectangle3.FillColor = I Rectangle4.FillColor = I Rectangle5.FillColor = I Rectangle6.FillColor = O Rectangle7.FillColor = I Rectangle8.FillColor = I Rectangle9.FillColor = O Rectangle10.FillColor = O Rectangle11.FillColor = I Rectangle12.FillColor = I Rectangle13.FillColor = I Rectangle14.FillColor = I Rectangle15.FillColor = O Rectangle16.FillColor = O Rectangle17.FillColor = I Rectangle18.FillColor = I Rectangle19.FillColor = I Rectangle20.FillColor = I Rectangle21.FillColor = O Rectangle22.FillColor = O Rectangle23.FillColor = I Rectangle24.FillColor = I Rectangle25.FillColor = I Rectangle26.FillColor = I Rectangle27.FillColor = I Rectangle28.FillColor = I Rectangle29.FillColor = I Rectangle30.FillColor = I Rectangle31.FillColor = I Rectangle32.FillColor = I Rectangle33.FillColor = O Rectangle34.FillColor = O Rectangle35.FillColor = I Rectangle36.FillColor = I Rectangle37.FillColor = I Rectangle38.FillColor = I Rectangle39.FillColor = O Rectangle40.FillColor = O Rectangle41.FillColor = I Rectangle42.FillColor = I Rectangle43.FillColor = I Rectangle44.FillColor = I Rectangle45.FillColor = O Rectangle46.FillColor = O Rectangle47.FillColor = I Rectangle48.FillColor = I End If The timer is set to 100ms. The problem is that i need to do it like this, because the rectangles' colors are changed dynamically. However, when i do it with a timer, it flickers like a strobe on Windows XP. On a Mac, it's all fine. Is there a way to double buffer a canvas or something? Thanks in advance, -Steve Top Display posts from previous: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by AuthorPost timeSubject AscendingDescending Page 1 of 1 [ 1 post ] -- Over 1500 classes with 29000 functions in one REALbasic plug-in collection. The Monkeybread Software Realbasic Plugin v9.3. http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/realbasic/plugins.shtml [email protected]
