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[Carsten Schoenert <c.schoenert@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This thread is getting offtopic ... better open up a new one.

Am 07.02.19 um 20:24 schrieb Steven A. Falco:> I'm concerned that people
will post bug reports (or just downgrade)
> if they see the display artifacts.  Would it make sense to put up a
> dialog the first time the new version is run, advising users to
> switch their settings if they don't like the appearance?  Or perhaps
> force the settings to "fallback+AA" one time on an upgrade?
I personally find such "suggesting windows" more annoying than helpful.
This whole topic is nothing more than the issues that can probably
happen because of the various know problem with graphic cards and
drivers, and mostly only hit people on Linux based systems. So why
bothering people that are affected by this like Windows users?

Better is a place where users can be pointed to in general. We have such
a place on the main website for KiCad. It might need a bit of update.

http://kicad-pcb.org/help/known-system-related-issues/

For more specific hints, especially in context to the used Linux
distribution this needs to be handled by their maintainers. If really
needed a dedicated information can go to the Help menu in KiCad which
I'd more prefer than pop up windows.

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Regards
Carsten Schoenert