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[jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 16/07/2014 22:30, Maciej Sumiński a écrit :
> W dniu 2014-07-15 16:53, jp charras pisze:
>> Le 14/07/2014 16:51, Maciej Sumiński a écrit :
>>> Dear Developers,
>>>
>>> After a period of testing, the module-editor branch [1] has just been
>>> merged to the product branch. Besides the conversion of the module
>>> editor to GAL
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> There is a redraw/refresh issue on Windows only (using wxWidgets 3.0.1).
>>
>> After switching to GAL (one can use only the F11 key to do that) there
>> is no more GAL screen redraw/refresh, after clicking on a menu or a
>> dialog, for instance after clicking on the layer manager, or the PnS
>> dialog setup.
>> This is also true after clicking on the pcbframe main menu or any popup
>> menu.
>> This is the reason one cannot switch to GAL from the main menu.
>>
>> Note also when switching to gal, the first time you switch to gal using
>> the F11 key, there is no GAL screen redraw/refresh.
>> You have to press the F9 and then the F11 key, in order to have a
>> working GAL screen (until you click on a popup menu).
>>
>> When the GAL screen is no more redrawn, just press F9 an then F11 to
>> reactivate the refresh.
> 
> Jean-Pierre,
> 
> Thank you for the report - I have just built KiCad under Windows to
> check it and I confirm the symptoms. It is a serious issue that I was
> not aware of and noone has reported that before. I will let you know
> once I consider it fixed.
> 
> Regards,
> Orson
> 
Thanks.

Perhaps this info can help you:
If I switch the display mode to cairo (F12) (only once is enough), and
after switch to opengl (F11), I do not have anymore this redraw/refresh
issue.

Perhaps a missing init on Windows, which is made when switching to cairo
mode ?

-- 
Jean-Pierre CHARRAS