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Newcomers DBPro Corner / Newbie Q: can I run DB in a window?

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Barto
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Posted: 24th Apr 2003 07:18
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I just downloaded the trial version and was playing around with it. I am on a laptop w/ 1400x1050 resolution and the screen takes a while to flip back and forth from either the DB editor, or DarkEdit (whichever i chose to use) and the program I try to compile. If I can get DB to run in a window, things would go much faster. Thanks for any help.

I am on WinXP btw

-Barto
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matt rochon
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Posted: 24th Apr 2003 08:40
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put the command

set window on

at the top of ur prog
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Madman
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He means the editor not the prog i think. I have the same problem btw

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BatVink
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Posted: 24th Apr 2003 12:08 Edited at: 24th Apr 2003 12:16
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It will take a while...the graphics card is changing modes in order to render 3D. On a laptop, I wold imagine this will take longer due to the nature of laptop components.

What do you call a while? It takes between 3 and 5 seconds on my 1Ghz Desktop with GeForce 2 card.

BTW, In a window, your app will slow down, and it will still flicker while the mode changes.

Thanks in advance.
All the Best,
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Cras
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Posted: 25th Apr 2003 01:53
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lol just get darkedit. there is a link to it on the darkbasic website.
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Barto
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@Maniac: I have darkedit.. It still has to change change resolutions when I run the program, and it still takes about 10 seconds to do so for some reason. thanks for the tip though

www.Bartomeli.net
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Angel
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Posted: 22nd Jul 2003 19:30
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Get darkedit,its free,it good,and its fast,debuged,and syntax hilighting.
p.s. Im not a noobe,im here to help noobes!!

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the_winch
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Posted: 22nd Jul 2003 20:48
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I would try darkbasic pro it works a lot better with laptop displays.
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