Clipboard Files Don't Display at a Different Resolution (89832)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Windows 3.0a
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q89832 SUMMARY
When Clipboard files (*.CLP) are saved, they are dependent on the number of
colors the video driver can support. Files that are saved with Clipboard
using Windows 3.1 open correctly only if the video driver being used
supports the same number of colors as it did when the files were saved.
MORE INFORMATION
Clipboard files can be created by choosing Save from the File menu in
Microsoft Windows Clipboard. If you are using a 16-color video driver
and save a .CLP file, it will open correctly, only on a system with a
video driver that supports 16 colors. The video driver resolution (640
x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768) does not matter. Clipboard files created
using a video driver that supports a greater number of colors, such as
256, only opens on a system that supports that same number of colors.
If you attempt to open a .CLP file that was saved with more colors
than the current video driver supports, the image may not appear.
Attempting to paste the invisible image to another application may
result in corrupted input.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem:
- Change the video driver to support the same number of colors as the
.CLP file.
-or-
- Use another application to transfer the data, such as Paintbrush,
which uses bitmap (.BMP) format, or Notepad, which uses text (.TXT)
format.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/7/2005 |
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| Keywords: | KB89832 |
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