[maxmsp] A few max/msp patch glitches

This may be a silly question but do have the 
latest video drivers installed for your display?
Also the latest version of DirectX.




----- Original Message -----
From: Krispen Hartung <info at krispenhartung.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 2:03 pm
Subject: [maxmsp] A few max/msp patch glitches
To: maxmsp at cycling74.com

> 
> I am experiencing a few interesting problems and wanted to see if 
> anyone one else experience them, and if so what you have done to 
> troubleshoot. I am using a relative new XP notebook, with 2gig of 
> RAM, 2.4ghz duo core, etc.
> 
> 1. Recently, in the last month or so, I have experienced a problem 
> when opening my main patcher file. This is my central performance 
> patch that contains several obstractions and various objects for 
> MIDI control, keyboard control, etc. I run max, and then open the 
> file from the File menu. Then max hangs while trying to open the 
> file. However, if I open max, and then double click on my pather 
> file from explorer, it opens in max with no problems. Or if I 
> simply double click on the pather file, it will also start max and 
> open the file fine. Odd. Any idea what might cause this?
> 
> 2. Inside my main patcher file, I have some patches running inside 
> Poly. For these few patches, when I turn them on, I lose some 
> graphics on my screen. For example, not all my meters will 
> display. That is the most common example. It only occurs with some 
> patches, and they aren't even patches that are taking up a lot of 
> CPU power, less than 15% in most cases.
> 
> Any clue or tips as to what might be going on here would be 
> greatly appreciated. I did search the list and could not find a 
> specific case of this, though I suspect something might be buried 
> somewhere.
> Kris
> 
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