#Ani Pro 1.3 from Windows
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I am launching Animator Pro from Windows (WFWG 3.11) and besides some
degradation in speed it is working ok except for one problem:
When switching from Animator (which is running in full screen mode and
exclusive with memory reserved etc. – I created PIF file to launch it) and
Windows (ALT-TAB or CTRL-ESC) and back, I get the current Animator screen
(regardless of resolution) completely mixed up, even if there was a blank
screen before switching, The only way to recover is to use reset or clear, but
then the current cel is gone (if not previously saved).
To overcome this problem temporarily I duplicate current cel before I switched
to Windows so when I come back to Animator I simply do 'CLEAR and remove
current cel so I don't loose it. Also CLIP and then PASTE from swap menu could
be used, but this is still a temp solution.
I would appreciate if someone would help me solve this problem (I hope it can
be done!)
Thanks,
Mark
Mark,
It all really depends on your video card. Some cards can switch fine b/t
windows and dos apps like AAPRO or 3DS, others don't. I have used cards that
utilize the TSENG 4000 chipset and have had the same problems as you. Try
different resolutions and different drivers if possible.
Jeremy
Jeremy,
Thanks for your response. I already tried all available resolutions (in Windows
and AniPro.) I tested SVGA adapter based on TSENG chipset and Cirrus Logic
524x. (both VESA) – none of them work properly on any resolution, I still get
'garbage' after ALT_TAB switching. 3D Studio (R3), however, works OK, no
problems, I can switch back and forth! So, I was thinking that maybe there is
some 'walk-around' in Ani Pro. Anyway, I keep searching. If I find any
solution, I will let you know.
Thanks again for your response.
Mark.
Hi Mark,
I found that ALT_TABbing from AAPro or 3DS can be kinda risky. Definitely save
all your work if you need to ALT_TAB out. My office system has no problem
flipping from 3DS, but AAPro trashes on me. My home machine trashes for both
programs.
However, for 3DS trashing I've found that I can hit the [F5] to toggle the
Material Editor or [F10] to the Dos Shell and my video gets reset. I
immediately flip back to where I was working and the screens are corrected.
For AAPro, I can still move my cursor to the pulldown menus and see the
selections. My work-around is to go to the Files pulldown and select New. I
then hit the middle button, Screen Size, and my screen blanks displaying the
screen sizing sliders. Hit the Cancel button. My Ani is reset. Try this out
and see if it works for you.
Background:
Office machine: AST 486/33 with Video 7 Vram II
Home machine: Dell 486/50 with ATI Wonder XL+
I hope this helps,
Bob P. (PS Adesk)
Thanks for your input. I'll give it a try and let you know if it
fixes my problem. Once again thanks for the advice!