CompuServe Thread

Michael, As Donna mentioned we did some testing of our own and came up with the following results: Start Program: v2.0 – 4 sec. v3.0 – 5 sec. Load a 40k .CDR file: v2.0 – 5 sec. v3.0 – 9 sec. (wireframe) v3.0 – 14 sec (editable preview) Preview same 40k file: v2.0 – 8 sec. v3.0 – 6 sec. A full screen Preview of Snowbarn.cdr v2.0 – 2 min. 35 sec. Paul's system v2.0 – 2 min. 12 sec. Donna's system v3.0 – 1 min. 35 sec. Paul's v3.0 – 1 min. 11 sec. Donna's It seems as though our results differ from those you have obtained. Our system's are identical except that I have an ATI Utlra card 1024×768 256 colors and Donna has a Trident 800×600 256 colors. Michael I think there are several very major factors you are not putting into the equation. Speed issues of Draw have been a major concern for us for a very long time. We have made some very significant steps forward in this regard in the latest release. However, because we are a Windows application there are some areas of speed that we have no control over. Firstly there is the environment itself. Windows has to be optimized in itself. This you probably already know. Secondly, there are the issues that effect screen presentation and redraw. This is where video display adapters and the accompanying drivers come in. A video card can perform at many different levels of performance depending on the resolution, color depth and effiency of the driver code. The latter being the most important. I cannot explain your particular results but suggest that you ensure your drivers are up to date and that Windows is optimized. Short of that you may want to give our Tech support team a call and one of us can go through your system with a fine tooth comb to see what else may be causing problems. One final note. Now that you have 150 additional TT fonts in your Win.ini, any request to that file will slow down the system. ie: loading Norton desktop.

Michael, I ran out of space in the last message. To answer your last question: " Is there any way I can use v2.0 with the CD Clipart? " No. The clipart stored on the CD-ROM ver3.0 was saved in DRAW 3.0 and cannot be read in 2.xx unless saved that way. I would suggest you stick with 3.0 Paul