Clipboard Files Don't Display at a Different Resolution

• Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

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.

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• Use another application to transfer the data, such as Paintbrush, which uses bitmap (.BMP) format, or Notepad, which uses text (.TXT) format.