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Title: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: WillRanger on April 08, 2015, 02:20:57 AM
Not sure why but the bottom are blank on the war 2 server. Everything else works great.

Also seems to be transparent and showing the background. Ideas?

Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: EviL~Ryu on April 08, 2015, 02:23:09 AM
Does this only happen when you take a screen shot?

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Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: WillRanger on April 08, 2015, 02:25:52 AM
Nope. Happens all the time. The first time I logged in it was super hard to create the account because the background was all transparent and buttons didn't have labels.
Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: EviL~Ryu on April 08, 2015, 02:31:35 AM
Have you tried running it under windows xp compat mode?

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Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: WillRanger on April 08, 2015, 02:33:09 AM
No, how do I do that? I don't see that version of the program downloaded.

I'm on Windows 8.
Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: EviL~Ryu on April 08, 2015, 02:36:00 AM
Right click on war2 exe and go to properities. Then go to compatibiltiy tab.

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Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: WillRanger on April 08, 2015, 02:45:01 AM
That had an effect but made it blank in and out during the normal intro screens.

I could see button but if flashed back and forth to the regular desktop.

Any ideas?
Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: mousEtopher on April 08, 2015, 08:46:49 AM
Try going to the same menu, UNchecking compatibility mode if still checked, and checking this option under settings:

(http://i.imgur.com/Rl9SIyQ.png)
Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: EviL~Ryu on April 08, 2015, 12:16:44 PM
Try going to the same menu, UNchecking compatibility mode if still checked, and checking this option under settings:

([url]http://i.imgur.com/Rl9SIyQ.png[/url])

Any luck with these tips?

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Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: Delete mine too on April 08, 2015, 12:17:36 PM
I tried everything along time ago with 8, 8.1, 10 beta... nothing worked. The ddraw hacks made it worse for the battle.net interface.

I'm going to try to mess with font.
Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: EviL~Ryu on April 08, 2015, 12:19:23 PM
I tried everything along time ago with 8, 8.1, 10 beta... nothing worked. The ddraw hacks made it worse for the battle.net interface.

I'm going to try to mess with font.
Hmm weirdly, i haven't had any problems like this. I have tested it on win 8, 8.1 and even 10 beta. I have screenshots somewhere of results.

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Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: Delete mine too on April 08, 2015, 12:24:37 PM
Nope the colors are perfect, but your battle.net and icons are all in black with the text above it...... that picture he uploaded dosent actually show us what he sees. You don't see icons and you do see player names with chat but navigation around the game channel, profile, will cause it to bug. I think something isn't refreshing right and old color fixes don't work.

Ask Lance to see if his edited direct draw hacks will work. I can't find a link to custom client.
Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: EviL~Ryu on April 08, 2015, 12:25:52 PM
Nope the colors are perfect, but your battle.net and icons are all in black with the text above it...... that picture he uploaded dosent actually show us what he sees. You don't see icons and you do see player names with chat but navigation around the game channel, profile, will cause it to bug. I think something isn't refreshing right and old color fixes don't work.
Ya i mean there are obv color issues but the game is playable and you can still see the chatroom.

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Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: Delete mine too on April 08, 2015, 12:31:00 PM
Yes but a huge throw off and confusion for someone just trying to play a game. Put it this way you join bnet and try to view profile, chat, icons, channel, game list. All is fucked and almost unreadable unless you relogin or join or create. Which is all a pain in the ass because of text appearing over text with half of the gui missing and over lapping like the text.

But yea if you make it to a game bravo it's perfect lol ;)
Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: iL on April 08, 2015, 05:12:46 PM
Not sure why but the bottom are blank on the war 2 server. Everything else works great.
Yes, this is known problem with win 8, there's no wokring solutions now.
And another known problem with win 8 is SS in chat, as posted.

Aqrit have some ideas about that, i hope he will make something working with that some time. (Or probably i'll try, but it's a high priority task for me).
Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: WillRanger on April 08, 2015, 05:57:14 PM
I'll try a few of those things to see if it fixes it but I guess what you saying is if I'm running Windows 8 I'm out of luck for server.war2.ru?

Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: EviL~Ryu on April 08, 2015, 06:03:40 PM
I'll try a few of those things to see if it fixes it but I guess what you saying is if I'm running Windows 8 I'm out of luck for server.war2.ru?
No hes not, just there is some development needed to fully fix the problem 100%.

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Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: iL on April 08, 2015, 06:07:59 PM
No hes not, just there is some development needed to fully fix the problem 100%.
Yes.
if I'm running Windows 8 I'm out of luck for server.war2.ru?
You are out of luck with any bnet server chat, not server.war2.ru only.
That is how war2bne works with win 8. And this problem have not been resolved yet.
Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: EviL~Ryu on April 08, 2015, 06:19:32 PM
No hes not, just there is some development needed to fully fix the problem 100%.
Yes.
if I'm running Windows 8 I'm out of luck for server.war2.ru?
You are out of luck with any bnet server chat, not server.war2.ru only.
That is how war2bne works with win 8. And this problem have not been resolved yet.
He means that this problem is a known issue with all battle.net legacy games i.e. warcraft 2, starcraft, and diablo. Not just warcraft.

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Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: WillRanger on April 09, 2015, 12:41:49 AM
So what is the work around? How can I create/join a game?
Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: Teron-Gorefiend on April 09, 2015, 01:35:07 AM
Try pressing "alt-j" to join games or "alt-c" (this one I'm not too sure)to create games?
Title: Re: Buttons Are Blank On War2.ru server Windows 8
Post by: EviL~Ryu on April 09, 2015, 02:56:54 AM
So what is the work around? How can I create/join a game?
memorize the lay out?

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