HD73600: VISU : GDI OBJECTS SATURATION WHEN CHANGE TO ANOTHER

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• VISU : GDI OBJECTS SATURATION WHEN CHANGE
  TO ANOTHER WORKBENCH
  Scenario:
  1. Open the windows task manager
  2. Go to "Processes" tab
  3. Select Menu "View / Select columns"
  4. Set the option "GDI objects"
  5. Launch CATIA
  6. Create a New Product
  7. Insert a New part
  In the task manager, the value for GDI objects
  should be around 200 or 300
  8. Double Click on the Part to activate it
  9. Double Click on the Product to activate it
  Remark: GDI objects increase of 50 for each
  "double click"
  10. Repeat step 8 and 9 until you reach the value
  of 10000
  Result: When this value is reached, CATIA icons
  disappear
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• VISU : GDI OBJECTS SATURATION WHEN CHANGE TO ANOTHER
  WORKBENCH
  VISU : GDI OBJECTS SATURATION WHEN CHANGE
  TO ANOTHER WORKBENCH
  Scenario:
  1. Open the windows task manager
  2. Go to "Processes" tab
  3. Select Menu "View / Select columns"
  4. Set the option "GDI objects"
  5. Launch CATIA
  6. Create a New Product
  7. Insert a New part
  In the task manager, the value for GDI objects
  should be around 200 or 300
  8. Double Click on the Part to activate it
  9. Double Click on the Product to activate it
  Remark: GDI objects increase of 50 for each
  "double click"
  10. Repeat step 8 and 9 until you reach the value
  of 10000
  Result: When this value is reached, CATIA icons
  disappear
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS MODIFICATION WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM
  DIRECTORY DELIVERED WITH CATIA VERSION 5 RELEASE 19 GA
  LEVEL.
  NOTE THAT DOCUMENTATION WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN
  V5R18SP08
  Program Directory Reference
  H/W & S/W Requirements
  V5 Client Side
  V5 Client Hardware & Software Requirements
  MODIFICATION:
  KB 319740
  Memory leaks may occur for Graphics Device
  Interface (GDI) objects when you create and
  destroy child windows:
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
  scid=kb;EN-US;319740"%20target=_blank%
  20>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
  scid=kb;EN-US;319740
  .
  

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