[Virtualacorn-list] WinClip

[Brian Jordan]

In article <mpro.o9jpp700ydets01jf.pittdj at pittdj.co.uk>,
   David Pitt <pittdj at pittdj.co.uk> wrote:
> Brian Jordan, on 29 Jun, wrote:

[Snip]

> > Answer. Nothing. When however I ensure there is some text on the
> > Windows Clipboard before I start VA, WinClip starts without the error
> > message. Was that really a guess or do you have an insight into
> > what's going on?

> From a look at WinClip's BASIC it did look like the error was graphics
> related. The missing variable appears to be bmpbpp%. I don't know any
> more than that, I have not seen the error.

After a bit of experimentation it does indeed seem to be graphics
related. When the Windows clipboard is genuinely empty the WinClip icon
on the VA bar shows a question mark and the icon cannot be dragged to a
filer window. When the error occurs the icon again shows a question mark
but in this case it can be dragged to a filer window, changing in the
process to a translucent Sprite icon before stopping with the same error
message. I don't remember having seen this error previously so my best
guess is that something on the Windows side, maybe recently installed, is
writing to the clipboard without my knowledge and this is the result.

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Brian Jordan
Virtual RPC-AdjustSA on Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
RISC OS 6.20
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