Command window does not "re-paint" properly
yamad
Fri, 01/27/2012 - 12:21 pm
I am using Igor Pro 6.22A and Windows 7 and I am having trouble with the Command Window. When I type in new commands, the line does not clear itself correctly. If a previous output string in the command history was longer than the current line, I see the longer part of the old string "behind" the current string. I have attached a screenshot of a portion of the window that shows an example of the problem. Note that the last command was "ShowInfo". If I minimize the window or do something else that causes the whole window to "re-paint" then everything looks normal.
Has anyone else seen this issue?
I have tweaked some text-drawing code in the last month or two. I'm suspect it will not fix this but it is worth a try. Please try installing the latest nightly build which you can get here: http://www.wavemetrics.net/Downloads/latest/
. . . Breaking News . . .
I'm starting to remember. I was able to create a workaround for the other Igor user. It will be in 6.23 and is described as follows in the "What's Changed" help file:
So install the latest and use the SetIgorOption.
I have attached an Igor procedure file that I created for the other Igor user. Put it in your Igor Procedures folder and it will set the ScrollingMode option automatically.
I see I did this on August 8th, 2011 so no wonder I could not remember it :)
My theory is that this problem is a bug in your video driver. Before changing the scrolling mode, you might try some things to see if it fixes the problem:
Please let me know if you figure anything out.
January 27, 2012 at 01:36 pm - Permalink
In case it helps, I am using a dual-screen monitor setup on a GeForce 8300 card with NVIDIA driver version 285.62.
January 27, 2012 at 01:58 pm - Permalink