Windowed programs freeze
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When I run a windowed Blitz3D program, I click away from that window and back again it seems to freeze. Only thing I can do is to close the program and run it again. Why do Blitz programs freeze when click or switch to another program and back again? Is it me ;-) Mango |
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Perhaps because of the 3d mode. You aren't just switching between windows, but the computer has to recheck your desktop resolution and everything. Dunno - just a guess...... |
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They shouldn't. Well, at least here they don't :) |
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Have you got on on-board graphics card? |
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Ahh.. found the thread. Yes, its a onboard running 2k. Not switching resolutions, just a windowed screen. |
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Yeah you get stuck that way... If possible upgrade to AGP not on board AGP. : ) -RZ |
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And don't release games that run 3D gfx in a window. |
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Put a Delay 10 at the end of your loop and see if that helps. |
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My thought exactly, Eikon. |
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Does clicking on the Blitz window to return the focus to it cause it to unfreeze. If so then this sounds like normal behaviour. |
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No it still freezes, here's the interesting thing. When I run the debug in Blitz. I click away then back, this includes minimising the window, Blitz debug dialog shows the program as paused. If I click continue button the program no longer freezes and I can continue. Tried the delay, it does seem to work. Reason for the windowed version was just purely for testing... Thanks |
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What result do you get using the 'Windowed3D()' command to test windowed 3D viability? This worries me a bit as I'm working on a 3D game I want to run windowed. |
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The computer will only allow full screen mode in 3D. Interesting... I think I will have to try a few more PC's and see what happens with them support 3D modes and wheither it freezes. Thanks Will post results. |