RC4/RC5 Loading screen bug

[Nxdt]

This is kind of weird, but when loading a new scene, the loading screen will come up as normal, then when it should disappear it will flicker violently and lag the scene for about 2 seconds. I'm assuming this is just my graphics card doing this and not algodoo.

[Kilinich]

Same here on old GeForce 7 series. I really hate that fade-outs.

[Nxdt]

Yes, i'm running a old card as well, and i hate the loading screens anyway so this has just made it worse.

[emilk]

What operating systems are you on? It does a nice fade-out on my Win7 x64

[Nxdt]

Windows Xp, 32bit.

[emilk]

OK, good to hear, since in 2.0.0 final I disabled the fade-out of the loading screens in XP. Try it out please!

http://www.algodoo.com/wiki/Download

[Matten]

I also get this flickering loading screen in 2.0.0, and I'm also using win xp 32bit.

[emilk]

Matten are you using the final version, or an earlier RC/beta?

[Matten]

I have the final version (as far as I know)

[emilk]

So the problem isn't the fading then... damn.

When does the load screen flicker? Constantly? Every load screen, or just on startup? Does the whole thing flicker? Can you perhaps try to get a screenshot of it?

- Emil

[Matten]

When a load screen pops up, it's first normal, and when I think it should fade out normally, it starts flickering. I can wait 2 or 3 seconds and then the loading screen automatically goes away, or I can click and it disappears. It isn't very annoying, since the loading screen doesn't appear anymore after I loaded a scene for the first time with 2.0.0.

Edit: The screen only flickers when loading a scene with 2.0.0 for the first time or sometimes when browsing through my scene folders, then a "did you know that..." screen pops up. When starting Algodoo I get the "did you know that..." screen, and it simply disappears when Algodoo is started and the about Algodoo screen shows for a second.

[Nxdt]

Start up screen works fine, then whenever I load a new scene it will flicker. I think i might have something to do with its position on the screens z-axis, ie, flashing behind the algodoo window and poping up in front. Reason for this being that the startup screen is always on top, even if you are using another program, eg a browser.

[emilk]

I will make sure to improve on this, even though it works fine on our XP computer. I will also remove the "load window on top" thing that people has been complaining about.

[emilk]

Does this now work with the 2.0.1 beta? viewtopic.php?f=24&t=5108

[Nxdt]

I would tell you but the graphics card on my computer broke the other day. (Was about 3 years old anyway) and I suspect a new graphics card will fix the bug. Do you have any idea what the problem is?

[emilk]

Well.. could be any combination of old grpahics card, WinXP, translucent window and always-on-top. The last part has been universally disabled, and translucenscy has been disabled on WinXP, so I expect it to be fixed now.

[Nxdt]

I've managed to get algodoo running on just intergrated graphics. Slower, but at least for now i can play.

I then tested both algodoo 2.0.0 and 2.0.1, and 2.0.0 still had the same bug, rules out graphics card, and 2.0.1 has fixed it. Thank you emil.

[emilk]

That's good news! Thanks for helping me fix it