On May 5, 12:26 am, Nick Spalding <spald...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Estron wrote, in <s1ps14llbgjrrcpj04l0n90hgv6jsbk...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> on Sun, 04 May 2008 20:39:22 -0500:
>
> > Previously, in alt.fan.cecil-adams, Snidely wrote:
>
> > >> Just noticed that the picture of my workplace has been updated.
The
> > >> earlier version was taken on a weekend because the parking lot was
> > >> virtually empty, but the new one was taken on a Monday, Tuesday or
> > >> Wednesday because I can see my car there!
>
> > I have downloaded the latest update of Google Earth and find it
wanting.
>
> > The elevation scale shows numbers, but not the units of measure.
>
> It shows what I have it set to in Tools | Options |3DView here.
>
> > Road designation numbers either don't show up at all (the U.S Highway
> > ****elds or circles for state highways are blank), or only one of a
> > two-digit highway number shows (for interstates). And when the
program
> > "flies" the view to one of my designated places, phantom numbers show
up on
> > the screen a few inches away from the push-pin icon.
>
> It sounds to me as though GE has compatibility problems with your video
> setup. It doesn't like some quite common drivers. See Groo's post
> Message-ID: <Xns9A8ECFCAA53BB944818cac31cddd24...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> in the thread
> Subject: Re: Speaking of Earth Day... New Google Earth update released.
I couldn't even run on several machines without switching from DirectX
to OpenGL (the alternative of downloading a new DX is possible on some
of the machines, but not all -- besides, I wanted the answer "now").
/dps
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