[python-win32] Problem with PythonWin IDE child windows odd behavior.

R. Alan Monroe amonroe at columbus.rr.com
Mon Feb 2 18:47:31 EST 2004


>>Go into task manager. Go to the processes tab. On the menu go to
>>View/Select columns. Check on "USER objects" and "GDI objects". The
>>GDI count is probably really high for those apps. I personally
>>experienced that if Mozilla 1.5 got over 1000 GDI object it would quit
>>refreshing its own screen.

> Opening 12 windows in PythonWin (4 unusable due to problem) USER objects = 
> 235 GDI objects = 279.

> Mozilla by itself does not have the problem (as far as I can tell). But 
> with PythonWin running enough windows Mozilla then fails.
> PythonWin seems to be the culprit.

>>I haven't got to test that with 1.6 yet. As
>>far as I know you'll just have to exit & relaunch, and report it as a
>>resource leak to the program authors.

Grasping at straws... a video driver problem? Let us know if you find
some definitive way of diagnosing this one.

Alan




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