I've recently installed Fireworks CS3, and I've noticed within the past day or
so that when I use the eraser or drawing tools, my cursor will flash and the
motion is delayed and jerky.

Is there anything I can do to fix this?

Thanks!

Turn off the Aero theme in Windows Vista.

Good lord, that worked.

Thank you so much!

In "Fireworks" :

1. Go to "Edit / Preferences " then in "Editing" uncheck "Brush-size painting cursors".
2. Restart the document.

[q]Originally posted by: nova4708
Good lord, that worked.

Thank you so much![/q]
Actually, you don't need to turn off Aero completely, just for when Fireworks
is running. For that,
1) go to where Fireworks is installed, usually C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe
Fireworks CS3
2) Right-click on Fireworks.exe and select Properties
3) Select the the Compatibility tab
4) Under Compatability mode label, select the checkbox for Run this program in
compatability mode for: and select Windows XP (Service Pack 2) from the drop
down box.
5) Under the Settings label, check Disable desktop composition
6) Click OK.

Now, when you start up Fireworks, your system will flicker as Aero is disabled
(there's a message, which you can disable), but your bitmap tools will work.
When you close Fireworks, your system will flicker as Aero returns.

See also, discussion
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforu...id=14&catid=19
3&threadid=1270292&enterthread=y
The post on 09/13/2008 by lallsopp claims that desktop composition does not
need to be disabled, but I find that my bitmap tools do not work properly
unless I do. You can try it both ways and see what works for you.


(Sorry to plagarize myself! :tounge