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I'm running latest version and with a fairly simple config and me some users are seeing random flashing/redrawing of the info. It will blink like 4 times. It seems to repeat this randomly, but it's usually within 5-15 minutes.
Config is here:
[options]
top=20
#left=5
#bottom=0
right=20
width=500
column1width=-1
centerv=0
centerh=0
fontface=Arial
fontsize=10
cleartype=0
ssfontsize=18
formcolor=000000
transparency=100
contextmenu=1
allowdrag=0
offset=1
#language=english.ini
msnstatus=0
inimonitortime=3600
#log=desktopinfo.log
nav=0
[text]
menu-configuration=
menu-language=
menu-manual=
menu-export=
menu-quit=
[items]
# date / time
BOOTTIME=active:1,interval:0,color:ffffff,style:b,font-size:125%
HOST=active:1,interval:0,color:ffffff,style:b,font-size:125%
# hardware
WMI=active:1,interval:0,color:ffffff,font-size:125%,text:Service Tag,namespace:rootcimv2,query:Win32_Bios,display:%SerialNumber%,style:b
# windows configuration
#OSVERSION=active:1,interval:0,color:ffffff,style:b
#WMI=id:os,text:Windows,namespace:rootcimv2,query:Win32_OperatingSystem,display:%caption% %releaseid%|Architecture: %OSArchitecture%|Installed: %InstallDate_day% %InstallDate_month%[mmm] %Installdate_year% %installdate_utcoffset%|Win Dir: %WindowsDirectory%|Sys Dir: %SystemDirectory%
WMI=active:1,interval:0,id:os,font-size:125%,text:OS Version,namespace:rootcimv2,query:Win32_OperatingSystem,display:%caption%|%OSArchitecture%,style:b
OSBUILD=active:1,interval:0,color:ffffff,style:b,font-size:125%
#WMI=active:0,interval:0,color:ffffff,font-size:125%,text:Windows Install Date,namespace:rootcimv2,query:Win32_OperatingSystem,property:InstallDate
#SERVICEPACK=active:0,interval:0,color:ffffff
# network
ALLIPADDRESS=active:1,activeonly:1,interval:600,color:ffffff,style:b,font-size:125%
DOMAIN=active:1,interval:0,color:ffffff,style:b,font-size:125%
the redraw is normally the result of a windows message indicating some system change, eg settings, hardware, desktop etc. You can try adding the
ignore-setting-change=1
to the [options].
I'll try that. Thanks Glenn!
I am having the same thing and as such I am reluctant to roll this out to over 10k users. I will try that as well, thanks for the tip. 🙂
NOW, I do have this in the ini file:
# how often, in seconds, to check ini file for changes
inimonitortime=10
how will ignore-setting-change=1 affect that, if at all.
Also what does ignore-setting-change=1 actually ignore? just a curios geek mind. 😉 I did not see it tin the docs.
page 16
ignore-setting-change Suppress some redraws by ignoring the Windows
WM_SETTINGCHANGE message triggered by events such
as desktop background color changes and remote
desktop session connects.
0=don’t ignore (default), 1=ignore
not related to inimonitortime
