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devastation
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Posted: 12th Sep 2005 00:09
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I'm not sure if its my setup or what, but does everyone get smeared and screwed images when alt tabbing a game and coming back to it?

I'm a total noobtard, so sorry.

I'm on Media Center edition SP1

If it's everyone, how do I fix it in the code, or can i?

Thanks
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TDK
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Posted: 12th Sep 2005 00:52
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Yes - it's normal in DBC for the DirectX screen to be corrupted when you do that. You aren't meant to do it really.

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dab
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Posted: 13th Sep 2005 17:46 Edited at: 13th Sep 2005 17:46
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Yah, thats really annoying isn't it. I think you have to cls when you do that. I think I remember that working for me. ??

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SimSmall
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Posted: 13th Sep 2005 18:33 Edited at: 13th Sep 2005 18:37
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use screen invalid() to check for it

Best of my knowledge, you have to reload everything which is a joke sometimes - especially if it took like 5 mins to load first time...

and of course disable systemkeys does absolutely nothing if you're running an NT-based windows (and who isn't running windows 2000 or newer these days?)

...maybe one day I'll finish a project
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blanky
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I can normally get away with just 'cls'ing, and continuing from where I left off.

Simply, an 'If Screen Invalid()=1 Then Cls' inside the main loop should be all that you need...

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SimSmall
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hmm interesting, mine CLS' once every loop, regardless of a screen invalid, once it's been switched out, and then back, I have to delete and reload all my objects/textures to fix

...maybe one day I'll finish a project
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