Blinking several times after start

[Steffen]

Latest 9.20 beta versions (tested 2-5) "blink" several times after start. Meaning the left window quickly dis- and resappears about 1-2 seconds after start. 3-4 seconds later both windows blink.
This is 100% reproduceable.

[ghisler(Author)]

Cannot reproduce, I need more information.

Do you perhaps use any content plugins with user-defined colors? These can cause a short blinking.

[Steffen]

... yes:
xPDFSearch.wdx
ImgSize.wdx
exif.wdx

But these are also used with 9.12 which does not blink.
Is there an easy way to deactivate/activate these plugins for a test?

[ghisler(Author)]

Yes, just start TC with a clean ini file, e.g. by modifying the link by which you start TC (right click - Properties):
c:\totalcmd\totalcmd.exe /i=c:\totalcmd\test.ini

[Steffen]

... 9.20b6 (32 Bit) also blinks, when wincmd.ini is renamed, same as with plugins!

[ghisler(Author)]

What exactly does blink? A user sent me a video where only the button bar blinked, once after starting, and again a few seconds later.

[Steffen]

its more then a button, please refer to my initial post

[Stefan2]

What exactly does blink? A user sent me a video where only the button bar blinked, once after starting, and again a few seconds later.

its more then a button, please refer to my initial post

Author is busy but still wants to help you,
so best help him too and just summarize it again
(he even may not read this forum via browser and don't see every post of this thread)




IMHO

[Steffen]

left window quickly dis- and resappears about 1-2 seconds after start. 3-4 seconds later both windows blink.
This is 100% reproduceable.

[ghisler(Author)]

Could you give me more information, please?
1. Windows version. If Windows 10, please go to menu Commands - System information - Software and send me the Product Id, e.g. 1709, Fall Creators Update.
2. Total Commander 32-bit or 64-bit?
3. Current Window scaling settings, e.g. 125%
4. If you use Windows 10, when you right click on the desktop to change the scaling settings, does it show that it couldn't be applied to some programs?

[Steffen]

-Win 7 Pro
-TC 32 Bit
-100%

I realized that only 32 Bit versions blinks. 64 Bit does not.

I avoid 64 Bit versions since long though because in many dialog boxes, button captions and labels are cut off. Here a screenshot:
http://www.swiftease.de/download/big/screenshot_64bit.jpg

[ghisler(Author)]

OK, thanks, I will test it on Windows 7.

[Steffen]

I just realized that I can enlarge dialog boxes in settings in order to avoid cut off button captions. Will use 64 bit version now.

[ghisler(Author)]

Could you please try with release candidate 1 whether this is better now?

[Steffen]

with RC1 x32 there is only one single blink of the blue cursor bar now.