windows display bug in 'PCB preferences'
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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pcb |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I seem to be getting some sort of display bug in the windows build of PCB 20110918 release. This was the one available on DJ's public FTP as gEDA-1.
Bug Info:
Whenever I open the preferences dialog I can see entries such as 4000.00 mil in (preferences-> sizes->BoardSize ->Width)). Only the number & units are visible, the white text box with up/down arrows is not visible. When I then hover the mouse over the text box (as if to select it), the white text box with up/down arrows appears and the values are not visible any more. Nothing I do can then reveal the value again, making it difficult/
It's as if the text box is being rendered on top of the text or the text/box are not refreshing in the right order. I can still 'click' the up/down arrows but it is impossible to see the text. I can manually enter text, causing it to appear momentarily, but it is quickly replaced with the empty white box again.
If I close preferences and re-open I can see the values, but they disappear again when I hover over them.
I've tried:
running as administrator
running in Vista compatibility mode
running in XP SP3 mode
and the bug appears every time.
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MS Windows 7 Professional 32-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i5 760 @ 2.80GHz 38 °C
Lynnfield 45nm Technology
RAM
4.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 668MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. P7P55D-E PRO (LGA1156)
Graphics
ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series (ASUStek Computer Inc
512MB GeForce 210 (ASUStek Computer Inc)
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PCB -> Window ->About information:
This is PCB, an interactive
printed circuit board editor
version 20110918
Compiled on Sep 18 2011 at 21:54:23
by harry eaton
----- Compile Time Options -----
GUI:
gtk : Gtk - The Gimp Toolkit
Exporters:
bom : Exports a Bill of Materials
gcode : G-CODE export
gerber : RS-274X (Gerber) export
nelma : Numerical analysis package export
png : GIF/JPEG/PNG export
ps : Postscript export
eps : Encapsulated Postscript
Printers:
lpr : Postscript print
Changed in geda-project: | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
It sounds like a GTK bug, but I'm not sure what might cause it.
Could you check whether there is a file "gtkrc" (or similar) in your gEDA install path's etc folder, e.g.?
c:\Program Files\gEDA\ etc\gtkrc
If that file is present, it may contain a line setting the use of the Windows theme engine. Remove the file somewhere, and see if that makes the problem go away.