[clean-list] Re: Clean.

[Zeno]

On Fri, 15 Sep 2000 11:17:37 -0400, Mark Shure wrote:

>I have been using Clean 1.3.2 on WinNT 4 with no problems, except with =
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>games library. When I attempt to run the compiled game program, the=20
>computer monitor is forced into a low-resolution mode and the screen =
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>not respond to any keystrokes or mouse motion. The only way to get back =
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>my normal screen is to use the Windows NT Task Manager to "End Process" =
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>the active program. Other than that, I have been very pleased with =
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>performance on WinNT (the graphics-intensive Bounce demo, for instance,=20
>moves incredibly fast on my Pentium III / 500 MHz Dell 210 system).

As for games examples, I can compile Worms, but compilation fails for
both Charlie and SINT with a "heap full" error on a 166mz Win98
computer with 64mb RAM.

After reading your post, I tried Bounce.  The balls do go fast even on
a 166mz machine.  I was, however able to see them move very slowly by
selecting 'About' from the menu and leaving the 'About' window open.
Also, by opening the menu and hovering over it, I can (temporarily)
freeze the display, then by moving over the menu in slight increments,
I can watch individual position updates of the balls.

Why does the program slow down so much when other windows are open or
when moving around in the menu?  Does this mean that if I have a
program running a process and someone opens (and leaves open) another
window, the background process will slow to a snail's pace?

Also, the balls move in a white area surrounded by a dark gray area.
The dark gray area is inconsistent.  It is always different at the
lower right of window B, and different about 50% of the time at the
bottom of window A.  I assume the bottom of the windows should look
just like the top, which is the case half of the time in window A.  Is
this a bug in the windowing routines?  (I will be happy to shrink some
images of what I am seeing and send them if it will help.)

- Zeno