[wxpython-users] Win32 mode and graphics?

[Chris.Barker]

Brian Hamlin wrote:
>> so I am going through demos.. yes, FloatCanvas in the demo app. but I 
>> am getting errors
>>   CreateXXXBrush() failed with error (number) (this function only 
>> valid in Win32 mode)

> I should say clearly.. FloatCanvas *is* working.. some of the Demos work 
> *fine*.. it is some of the calls that are failing, in some demos.. on 
> Windows98.. thanks

I have no idea what I'm talking about, but a wild guess is that maybe 
you are running out of resources -- older Windows versions were limited 
as to how many GDI objects, etc you could have, an FloatCanvas caches 
pens and brushes, so that may be the source of the error.

Though you'd sure think you were running in "Win32 mode"!

However, if I'm right, you may not have any problems with your real app. 
The FloatCanvasDemo generates a LOT of random colors, etc, so that the 
pen and brush cache is probably a lot larger than what you'd get with a 
real app.

Are you seeing any of these errors with your own code?

In the refactor, we'll probably get rid of that caching system, but 
frankly I'm not going to put too much effort into supported a 10 yr. old 
OS that was build on old, crappy technology to begin with.

-Chris


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