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Re: 3D displays flicker?

Hi,

I still see flicker issues with the latest versions of Java and Java3D.
I suspect it is a Swing (lightweight) vs. 3D (heavyweight) issue.

Cheers,
Doug

Ugo Taddei wrote:
> 
> Hi Mark,
> 
> Mark Thompson wrote:
> >
> > I've noticed that the 2D examples in the tutorial do not flicker when I 
> > resize
> > the JPanel window.
> >
> > However, the 3D examples do show a distinct flicker when they are resized.
> 
> I've seen this. I *think* it was a problem with Java 1.2. The newer
> version solved it.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Ugo
> 
> >
> > Is there any way to control this?  I thought Java3D 1.2 supported double-
> > buffering (though I'm not sure this is a VisAD or Java3D issue, but perhaps 
> > is
> > a Swing or AWT issue).
> >
> > Any suggestions would be helpful.
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Mark

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