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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: swift240 on October 08, 2004, 04:51:43 PM

Title: Magic Menu 2.35
Post by: swift240 on October 08, 2004, 04:51:43 PM

I use Magic Menu 2.35 on my Amiga 1200T, with OS3.9.
Now if I choose to use the transparent option the Magic Menu is slooooooooow.
If I choose not use then its fine and fast.
Should it be this way?

I use an 030 at 40Mhz.


TIA,

Mike....

Title: Re: Magic Menu 2.35
Post by: Piru on October 08, 2004, 05:02:53 PM

Transparency involves reading the background graphics and merging it with menu graphics.

Mediator bus is slow, and reading video memory is even slower. 030@40 isn't exactly fast, either.

Yes, it is that way.

Title: Re: Magic Menu 2.35
Post by: Framiga on October 08, 2004, 05:08:29 PM

and above of all . . .MM 2.35 uses WOS for speedup trasparency :-)   (ppc fatbinary)

Without WOS, it is slow even on a 060

Bye

Title: Re: Magic Menu 2.35
Post by: leirbag28 on October 08, 2004, 05:09:11 PM

@swift240

 Transparency is only supposed to be used with GFX cards I believe, so thats another reason its slow.

Title: Re: Magic Menu 2.35
Post by: swift240 on October 08, 2004, 05:11:55 PM

I use a Mediator 6 slot with Voodoo 3.

Mike...

Title: Re: Magic Menu 2.35
Post by: Framiga on October 08, 2004, 05:12:12 PM

it is slow, even on a CVPPC without WOS installed.

Bye

Title: Re: Magic Menu 2.35
Post by: x56h34 on October 08, 2004, 05:12:16 PM

Quote

Mediator bus is slow

Sniff, sniff... can you smell that too? I smell a Krakow rat approaching. Set your flamethrowers to "ON".

Title: Re: Magic Menu 2.35
Post by: itix on October 09, 2004, 02:21:21 AM

Get gfx card ;-) It was fast on my A1200/PPC + BVision :-)