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Subject: Re: CM8000 video problem

Author: John Merlino

Date: 09:37:07 02/15/01

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On February 15, 2001 at 11:41:05, Stephen A. Boak wrote:

>Each time I do File/Load and browse my hard drive folder areas in order to find
>a game to load, any display of a column of icons in the browse/selection window
>(example, for folders or for PGN files, etc) causes a thin (icon-width) 'blur'
>or 'streak' of corrupted video image to extend downward from the column of
>icons, through the browse/selection window, across the background CM8000 window,
>even across the startup toolbar I have at the bottom of my screen.
>
>If I switch to a non-CM8000 screen, then back to CM8000, some of the windows
>with the corrupted video streak are refreshed and the problem disappears (CM
>game window, board and background), but the streak normally remains for some
>time in the browse/selection window (until closed), and on my startup toolbar
>(until whenever).
>
>After a series of mouse clicks and screen switches, sometimes the graphics
>corruption streaks disappear.
>
>I don't get similar video corruption problems with any of my other game or chess
>software, so it seems caused by the CM8000 software.
>
>Anyone else have a similar problem?
>
>Is this a known CM8000 video problem, perhaps related to some other reported
>video screen or window problems, and will there be any solution in the upcoming
>patch?
>
>I use a Sony CDP-100 (I think the model is) 15" color monitor, several years
>old, but still functioning well in all other respects.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>--Steve

Everybody who has had problems with the file dialog has had it fixed by updating
the drivers for their video card.

jm



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