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Display Options
Proteus is capable of harnessing the power of your computers graphics card to speed up
operation and provide true layer transparency on the layout. However, as not all machines have
sufficient graphics cards the software is also capable of using Windows to perform display and
graphical operations. The three modes of operation are called:
Windows GDI Mode.
OpenGL Hardware Accelerated Mode.
Direct2D Hardware Accelerated Mode
Proteus will test your computer when you first open the application and, if possible, will then set
a default hardware accelerated mode for you. Control over hardware acceleration and display
options can be found via the Set Display Options command on the System Menu. Some options
are relevant only to a particular mode and will be disabled if you select a different mode.
Graphics Mode
The first section of the dialogue reports on whether your graphics card will support OpenGL or
Direct2D hardware acceleration and, if so, allows you to switch from Windows GDI mode into
one of these two modes.
Select the best option that your graphics card supports.
Opacity
When a hardware accelerated display mode is selected the Opacity section of the dialogue
allows you to configure the transparency of various layers on the board.
Opacity options