Flicker overlays - macbook hardware/software problem ? can you help

bernardo's picture

hey everyone this is a problem a kinda persistent one...

please see the video for the error...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3545315/macbookPro3.1%20-%20flicker.mov

hugs bern

macbook pro 3.1 osx snow leopard 10.6.8

cybero's picture
Re: Flicker overlays - macbook hardware/software problem ? ...

I cannot directly reproduce this problem upon my iMac. This seems to point towards this being a specific hardware issue, although I wonder about the little ticks on each picture possibly relating to some other software related user interface enhancement issue. I don't have little check in ticks on my works. Is this a CS suite facility being graphically verified at the UI level?

bernardo's picture
Re: Flicker overlays - macbook hardware/software problem ? ...

well I can't seem to understand your question but the green ticks are from Dropbox folder, but this happens on an unregular basis. wich is even weirder...

cybero's picture
Re: Flicker overlays - macbook hardware/software problem ? ...

I meant that this might have been some user interface feature from a program like Creative Suite by Adobe, but obviously not, it is to do with your Dropbox folder and probably has nothing to do with your reported problem, I think that it is a problem specific to your bit of kit, I'm sorry to say.

That said, I think it'll be better to leave this to Macbook users to report back to you. Have you tried searching the Mac Developer or Mac User forums for anyone reporting the same issue?

bernardo's picture
Re: Flicker overlays - macbook hardware/software problem ? ...

hey cybero, found the problem. its the dropbox icons that are producing the artifacts... oh well.... allready posted on their forums.... thanks for the help.

cybero's picture
Re: Flicker overlays - macbook hardware/software problem ? ...

Ah, their .icns being a little too broad of girth perhaps.

bernardo's picture
Re: Flicker overlays - macbook hardware/software problem ? ...

hey cyb, yes probably don't know.