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WWT Constantly Zooming

Last post 05-15-2008 4:52 PM by thatguy. 5 replies.
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  • 05-13-2008 6:16 PM

    WWT Constantly Zooming

    Whenever I load WWT, it automatically starts zooming in on the spot it's on. I tried seeing if my mouse button is sticking and its not that. I don't know why it's doing this. Could someone please help. 

  • 05-14-2008 3:44 AM In reply to

    Re: WWT Constantly Zooming

    I have the same problem and more -- WWT is completely unusable for me. It zooms uncontrollably even when I un-check the "Zoom on Mouse" option, and once fully zoomed there is a constant CW/CCW rotating jitter. The jitter stops if I right-click to bring up the "Finder Scope" and keep my mouse over that frame or if another application has focus. The jitter isn't a simple graphics rendering error because the RA/Dec/Alt/Az coordinates reflect the constantly-changing position. On top of that, all of the graphics (except the UI) are drawn as wireframes only so I can't see anything in detail.

     I'm running WinXP 32bit w/ 4gb RAM (3.5) and a GeForce 8800GTX w/ the latest drivers. My mouse is a Logitech G7 cordless.

  • 05-14-2008 12:19 PM In reply to

    Re: WWT Constantly Zooming

    Same problem (although the graphics render correctly).  If you hold down the "-" key, it zooms out, but as soon as you let go, it goes straight back.

    Vista Home Premium (SP1), 4Gb RAM, 2x8800GT SLI, Dell optical mouse (corded!)

    Geoff

  • 05-14-2008 9:29 PM In reply to

    Re: WWT Constantly Zooming

    Check to see if you have a joystick, mix-deck, foot pedels, etc... pluged into your compter. Unplug when running WWT should do the trick. Smile

     See this post: http://community.research.microsoft.com/forums/t/1084.aspx

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  • 05-15-2008 3:32 PM In reply to

    Re: WWT Constantly Zooming

    Problem solved - Thanks

  • 05-15-2008 4:52 PM In reply to

    Re: WWT Constantly Zooming

    That was it exactly. Thanks for the help.

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