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Originally Posted by fhub
Sorry but I don't agree.
The problem I described (realtime updating stops) did NOT occur in Stellarium version 0.10.2, it started with version 0.10.3.
So it's definitely the fault of the Stellarium programmers if they use the very latest OpenGL features which aren't yet implemented in all graphic drivers. There's certainly no new Stellarium feature in 0.10.3/4 which would require the use of such new OpenGL functions.
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Hi
Stellarium is programmed to give as realistic a view as possible particularly with the shading features now included as part of the OpenGL. To utilise these features it is necessary to have a display that caters for these features. Some of the video display manufacturers have been slow to include these routines in their drivers and some of them don't intend to update drivers for older cards.
Please also remember that versions below 1.0.0 are technically beta versions. When we do eventually reach version 1.0.0 the program will be impressive. However there are still a number of the basic features for stellarium to be coded before the release of version 1.0.0
It is a pity that Stellarium does not run correctly with some displays now and the programmers are trying to identify areas of the program that can be given work arounds that bypass some of the new features but it is not a fault in programming.
To help with identifying areas that can be modified it needs a properly constructed bug report with all the relevant details submitted to the bug reporting area of stellarium.org where the various assistant programmers can attempt to find solutions and provide patches.
Version 0.10.2 was built using Qt 4.5.0. From 0.10.3 Qt 4.6 has been used. This version includes many new features that are highly desirable for use in Stellarium but required many changes to the basic code. That is why versions from 0.10.3 have not run on many ATI cards. Where possible an entry has been provided for the confi.ini file to new turn these features ON/OFF to suit displays that do not cater for them.
Barry