Hi all
Just installed Virtual Magnifying Glass Portable 3.3.1, and have an issue with it - dynamic mode doesn't function at all. I'm running off a USB Thumbdrive using PortableApps.com Menu v1.1 Beta 4 (I'm on the beta version as I have a high DPI display, and the menu system is screwy with any older version).
If I select "Use Plugin (Usually Dynamic Mode)" in VMG's system tray right-click menu, then left-clicking on the system tray icon stops doing anything, and if I right-click and go to "Show Magnifying Glass" I get an error message popup - "Displaying the overlay on screen failed".
If I unselect "Use Plugin (Usually Dynamic Mode)", everything starts working again.
I also notice that if I right-click and go to "Configurations Dialog", then click on the plugins tab, the list is completely empty, which makes me wonder if perhaps the plugin isn't being properly loaded somehow.
I'm running with DirectX 10 on a fully patched install of Windows Vista, on a Core Duo notebook with 2GB RAM and an ATI Radeon Mobility X1600. The DirectX Diagnostic Tool reports no problems found on any tab, and my drivers are all listed as WHQL Logo'd. My display driver version is listed by DXDiag as being 7.14.0010.0555.
Anybody else have this problem, or is it just me?
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I get an error saying:"The hardware does not support overlays". So that suggests that its my hardware and not the Program. Maybe others could try it?
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Do you know if it works with the standard local version of Virtual Magnifying Glass? If not, then it would be a bug to report to the main developers (link is on the VMG Portable homepage)
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I'll check now and report back shortly.
I should note that the exact symptom varies depending on whether I use the regular or portable versions of the application. In the regular 3.3.1 version, if I right-click and go to "Show Magnifying Glass" with Dynamic Mode enabled, nothing happens at all. By contrast, the portable version of VMG 3.3.1, I get an error message popup saying "Displaying the overlay on screen failed", after the same exact procedure.
The bug report is here:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1913839&group_i...