For me it seems to be contextualized menu shadows. I have turned off the XP window 'shadow' but I still get things like menu outlines. They have often come up as a solid block on my screen. It gets to the point I have to close Dexpot (which I hate doing) and start closing my applications until I get the artifacts to go away.
Is there any solution to this?
Wierd drawing problem
Re: This happens to me too.
In my situation, it seems to be a Rule based issue. I have a rule to run my IDE on desktop 2. For some reason, it seems to open that IDE on the currently active desktop (say desktop 3) ignoring the rule.
When I then try to activate, say, the Windows menu (alt+space) while on desktop 3, the window appears briefly then disappears (to desktop 2 I'm guessing). When I switch back to desk top 2, I see the "instances" of where the menu had been activated from desktop 3 appearing as drop shadows on desktop 2
Great looking product, but a little flakey in this (1.4) release unfortunately. Looking forward to the next service pack!
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When I then try to activate, say, the Windows menu (alt+space) while on desktop 3, the window appears briefly then disappears (to desktop 2 I'm guessing). When I switch back to desk top 2, I see the "instances" of where the menu had been activated from desktop 3 appearing as drop shadows on desktop 2
Great looking product, but a little flakey in this (1.4) release unfortunately. Looking forward to the next service pack!
hth.[/img]
Yup, I have it also, it's very annoying. I get the Start Menu sometimes and also other window frames. I believe some of them are windows that somehow did not close properly, because they are not running anymore but still can be seen on the "Desktop Preview" application. In this application, they are shown as windows with no title and can be closed within the Desktop Preview menu.
eliminating menu artifacts
can we download the "current development release" from someplace? I love Dexpot, but these menu artifacts are causing troubles.
found a solution
Neither changing the desktop bitdepth, nor use of dev version 484 fixed it for me.
But this little utility called WinLister did:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/winlister.html
Those "shadows" are windows that show up in WinLister as class SysShadow owned by program Dexpot. When one occurs, find and select it in WinLister, and press F6 to "close the selected window."
God bless both Dexpot AND WinLister.
But this little utility called WinLister did:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/winlister.html
Those "shadows" are windows that show up in WinLister as class SysShadow owned by program Dexpot. When one occurs, find and select it in WinLister, and press F6 to "close the selected window."
God bless both Dexpot AND WinLister.
is this how to do it? More info neded
Desktop Windows > Lost
shows all the running items, but how does one identify the offending one?
shows all the running items, but how does one identify the offending one?
Re: Wierd drawing problem
Many years later...
This is happening to me consistently with modern Opera, up-to-date Dexpot, on Windows 8.1 x64. Switching away from the desktop that houses Opera almost always leaves a shadow, which can indeed be deleted with WinLister (so that's an improvement, as until I found this thread I always had to shut down Opera if I wanted to get rid of the shadow). I'm on a laptop with NVIDIA 740M with latest drivers. I wonder if the desktop switching [animation] method makes a difference.. yes, it does! I've been using Filmstrip with maximal zoom for last couple of years, and just now switched off Dexcube, and now I can't get the shadow to show up with Opera on.
So is that an issue with Dexcube or with Opera, or both?
This is happening to me consistently with modern Opera, up-to-date Dexpot, on Windows 8.1 x64. Switching away from the desktop that houses Opera almost always leaves a shadow, which can indeed be deleted with WinLister (so that's an improvement, as until I found this thread I always had to shut down Opera if I wanted to get rid of the shadow). I'm on a laptop with NVIDIA 740M with latest drivers. I wonder if the desktop switching [animation] method makes a difference.. yes, it does! I've been using Filmstrip with maximal zoom for last couple of years, and just now switched off Dexcube, and now I can't get the shadow to show up with Opera on.
So is that an issue with Dexcube or with Opera, or both?
Re: Wierd drawing problem
vwal wrote:Many years later...
This is happening to me consistently with modern Opera, up-to-date Dexpot, on Windows 8.1 x64. Switching away from the desktop that houses Opera almost always leaves a shadow, which can indeed be deleted with WinLister (so that's an improvement, as until I found this thread I always had to shut down Opera if I wanted to get rid of the shadow). I'm on a laptop with NVIDIA 740M with latest drivers. I wonder if the desktop switching [animation] method makes a difference.. yes, it does! I've been using Filmstrip with maximal zoom for last couple of years, and just now switched off Dexcube, and now I can't get the shadow to show up with Opera on.
So is that an issue with Dexcube or with Opera, or both?
It's not an issue with Dexcube, definitely some weird interaction with Opera/Dexpot though. I have the same issue but Dexcube is switched off for me.
Re: Wierd drawing problem
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totally different issue, I suppose.
Can you provide a screenshot of the Opera shadow? I've installed and tested with Opera 34.0 (hello, Chrome!) without success.
vwal wrote:Many years later...
totally different issue, I suppose.
This is happening to me consistently with modern Opera, up-to-date Dexpot, on Windows 8.1 x64. Switching away from the desktop that houses Opera almost always leaves a shadow, which can indeed be deleted with WinLister (so that's an improvement, as until I found this thread I always had to shut down Opera if I wanted to get rid of the shadow).
Can you provide a screenshot of the Opera shadow? I've installed and tested with Opera 34.0 (hello, Chrome!) without success.
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Sebastian Brands, Dexpot GbR
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