| pixmap problem [message #36253] |
Wed, 27 August 2003 12:40  |
Steve Ready
Messages: 6
Registered: July 2000
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Folks,
I am hoping someone can shed some light on this problem.
I am creating a large image in graphics memory with WINDOW,/PIXMAP and
drawing to it using the PLOTS routine. I have discovered that if I specify a
pixmap size larger than a particular value, dependent on the graphics card,
I am able to allocate the graphics memory with no problem but am not able to
draw to it. I have verified this on an WinXP and Win2K machine, both with
32mb graphics cards. Sample demo test code follows with typical output. This
is slightly modified code from RSI website for testing available graphics
memory size. Any clues?
Thanks, Steve
Steve Ready
Sr. Member of the Research Staff
Electronic Materials Lab
Palo Alto Research Center
3333 Coyote Hill Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94034
Voice: 650-812-4135
FAX: 650-812-4105
Email: ready@parc.com
http://www.parc.com/ready
;*********************************************************** ***
PRO test_pixmap_size
cnt = 40L
increment = 100
off=3000
i = 1
; Catch when the creation of a pixmap
; fails, and report the previous
; pixmap dimensions that succeeded.
CATCH, errStat
IF (errStat NE 0) THEN BEGIN
x = ((i-1)*increment)+off
y = x
PRINT, 'Suggested maximum pixmap size: ', x, ' by ', y
RETURN
ENDIF
; Loop through potential pixmap dimensions.
FOR i=1,cnt DO BEGIN
x = (i*increment)+off
y = (i*increment)+off
print, 'Trying: ', x, ' by ', y
WINDOW, /PIXMAP, /FREE, XSIZE=x, YSIZE=y
plots,[.5,.5],[.5,.5],/normal
print, total(tvrd())
WDELETE, !D.WINDOW
ENDFOR
END
;*********************************************************** ***
Result is:
IDL> test_pixmap_size
Trying: 3100 by 3100
255.000
Trying: 3200 by 3200
255.000
Trying: 3300 by 3300
255.000
Trying: 3400 by 3400
255.000
Trying: 3500 by 3500
0.000000
Trying: 3600 by 3600
0.000000
Trying: 3700 by 3700
0.000000
Trying: 3800 by 3800
0.000000
Trying: 3900 by 3900
0.000000
Trying: 4000 by 4000
0.000000
Trying: 4100 by 4100
0.000000
Trying: 4200 by 4200
0.000000
Trying: 4300 by 4300
0.000000
Trying: 4400 by 4400
0.000000
Trying: 4500 by 4500
0.000000
Trying: 4600 by 4600
0.000000
Trying: 4700 by 4700
0.000000
Trying: 4800 by 4800
0.000000
Trying: 4900 by 4900
Suggested maximum pixmap size: 4800 by 4800
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