Flashing/blinking problem on right click
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I'm having an issue that I can't find a mention of anywhere. Whenever I right click on an object whether it's selected or not, my screen flashes and I get a warning sound like I've done something that caused an error. Sketchup goes on to open a contextual menu, but that flashing gets really annoying. I'm using Sketchup 7 on a 1.67 gHz Mac G4 Powerbook. Everything is up to date as far as I know, and no other software seems to do anything like that. Any ideas?
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Hi Blouboy,
I m not famniliar with Mac Powerbooks but this whole issue really sounds like a graphic card/driver problem.
Could you try to disable Hardware aceleration in the Preferences > OpenGL settings to check if it is the problem? (AFAIK you can acces the Preferences dialog from the Sketchup menu on Mac's).
Also, does this Powrbook come with an integrated graphics chipset? (That would be bad news).
In any case, if HW acceleration is turned off, your computer will be slower so the real solution is to find a video card/driver that fully supports OpenGL.
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I don't think what I'm seeing is a problem with the graphics card. It doesn't seem to make any difference whether hardware acceleration is on or off. The blinking is more like what the system does when you do something it is trying to warn you against for some reason. It happens in other applications if for example you do something that opens another dialog box and try to work in the main window without first completing the action the dialog is waiting for.
This release seems a little premature in several ways, so I suspect it is something happening inside of Sketchup. I will go ahead and file a bug report. I was hoping to find a simple way to deal with the problem and not have to wait forever to get Sketchup fixed.
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Blouboy,
Have about the same hardware you have(PowerBook G4, 17inch, 1,67Mhz, 1,5 GB memory, ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphic card, Mac OSX 10.4.11, SU hardware acceleration and fast feedback on) and of course SU 7 installed.
I have tried all kind of different things, using the right mousebutton, but nothing abnormal.
I cann't repeat your screenflashing/blinking at all.
I am sorry I cann't help you. The only thing I can say is that it isn't a general Mac problem.
I hope you find a solution. If so please keep us informed, others might encounter the same behaviour.
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