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28 Sep 2024 10:57:48 EDT (-0400)
  Re: povwin does strange things to other applications  
From: Nathan O'Brien
Date: 1 Oct 1998 06:31:56
Message: <361349AC.1EFD788C@no13.net>
This might not be the answer but.......

I'v had a similar problem with another memory/cpu intensive piece of
software. I pulled out the ram chips and swapped them with another
machine. Problem fixed.

-- 
regards

Nathan O'Brien
no1### [at] no13net
http://www.no13.net


Philippe Debar wrote:
> 
> PPOVwin does strange things to other running applications when
> finishing/starting a rendering. This is specially visible and annoying when
> rendering an animation with many quick-traced frames.
> 
> Observed problems :
> + povwin steals or gives focus at each frame ;
> + povwin closes (not minimises or hides, but closes) other windows or
> applications (observed very often with winhelp, even other applications
> helps ; win explorer windows ; acdsee32 and display properties)
> + povwin prevents screensaver to start or interrupts screensaver (apparently
> randomly).
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>    POV INFO
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> POV-Ray for Windows
> Version 3.1.beta.6b.watcom.win32 [Pentium II optimised]
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>    SYSTEM INFO
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> MS Windows 95 4.00.950 B
> IE 4.0 4.711712.6
> Pentium Pro 233MHz
> 128MB RAM


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