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→Corrupt Textures on ATi Cards: Clarified the autosave.xml / preference.xml editing.
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When you come to quit FG, do so by menu: File...Exit, rather than closing the window to save this setting. | When you come to quit FG, do so by menu: File...Exit, rather than closing the window to save this setting. | ||
If you can't read the Menu titles (because of corrupted graphics) you can manually edit autosave.xml | If you can't read the Menu titles (because of corrupted graphics) you can manually edit the config files $FG_HOME/autosave.xml and/or $FG_ROOT/preferences.xml before even starting FlightGear. The file autosave.xml is created the first time FlightGear is closed and settings in it override the defaults in $FG_ROOT/preferences.xml. Use your operating system's search facilities to find the files if you don't know where to look for them. Close Flightgear and change the line | ||
<point-sprites type="bool">true</point-sprites> | |||
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<point-sprites type="bool">false</point-sprites> | |||
in both files (if you don't have an autosave.xml it is sufficient to make the change in preferences.xml) and start FlighGear again. This is the same as changing the above mentioned option in the rendering dialog but does not require FlightGear running. | |||
Examples of corrupted graphics with an ATI card: | Examples of corrupted graphics with an ATI card: | ||