Info Panel blanking out

JohnM · Post by **JohnM** » 03 Aug 2006 04:27

Hi all,

If I change something, say a date or an attribute, in the Properties tab of the Info Panel, the contents of the Info Panel blanks out after I click the green plus sign or press the enter key. However, the Info Panel’s content remains if I cancel a change.

Is this a bug or by design or am I nitpicking?

Cheers
JohnM

Gandolf · Post by **Gandolf** » 03 Aug 2006 08:06

Confirmed, it must be a bug. It's not in 0108 but it's there in 0109.

Post by **admin** » 03 Aug 2006 08:41

Gandolf wrote:Confirmed, it must be a bug. It's not in 0108 but it's there in 0109.

I believe it since I changed something there yesterday. However, I can't reproduce it

How exactly do you do it?

Gandolf · Post by **Gandolf** » 03 Aug 2006 08:49

Exactly as JohnM says. Select a file; change, for instance, the read only flag and click the green plus sign. Properties goes blank. This is on XP SP2, which may be relevant.

surrender · Post by **surrender** » 03 Aug 2006 08:53

I use XP SP2 and i cannot reproduce this.

Version 5.00.0108

Edit: sorry did not try 0109 will be back soon.

Oh gosh yes!! 0109 makes properties go blank.

Post by **j_c_hallgren** » 03 Aug 2006 08:58

I'm on W2K and tried it...works fine for me also...can't reproduce bug

JohnM · Post by **JohnM** » 03 Aug 2006 09:09

You don't even have to actually change anything, just click on the attribute or date and then the green "+" icon.

Also, I also noticed something else that may or may not be related (please bear with me): I select an executable and properties tab is populated. I run the executable (press enter or double click) and it completes ok. When the executable completes, the properties tab on the Info Panel again disappears with the executable still selected in the file list.

Now, this particular executable changes another file in the same folder. Maybe focus is being lost internally?

I hope this helps!
Cheers
JohnM

Post by **admin** » 03 Aug 2006 09:21

I tried all combinations of the usual suspects (Autorefresh; Show folder sizes) but still could not reproduce it (XP SP2).

JohnM · Post by **JohnM** » 03 Aug 2006 12:21

The only setting that I have on that looks like it might be relevant is Configuration->General->Show folder size in Info Panel.

Would it help if I sent you my INI file?

Cheers
John

Post by **admin** » 03 Aug 2006 12:28

JohnM wrote:Would it help if I sent you my INI file?

Yep, please.

JohnM · Post by **JohnM** » 03 Aug 2006 12:32

I have just sent to support@xyplorer.com...

Post by **admin** » 03 Aug 2006 12:45

JohnM wrote:I have just sent to support@xyplorer.com...

That helped: it's "autosize columns" once again! I should have thought of this other usual suspect...

JohnM · Post by **JohnM** » 03 Aug 2006 12:52

I'm glad it helped.

Autosize columns is one of the my favourite features...along with visual filters, selection filters, tabs, speed, low memory usage, and I could go on and on

Cheers
JohnM

Post by **admin** » 03 Aug 2006 12:57

JohnM wrote:I'm glad it helped.

Autosize columns is one of the my favourite features...along with visual filters, selection filters, tabs, speed, low memory usage, and I could go on and on

While you are mentioning it: what bugs me in Autosize columns is that the name column sometimes gets so wide that other columns are shifted out of view. I'm thinking about another feature: "Autofit columns (now)" which would ensure all columns are visible through proportional shrinking resp. stretching, know what I mean?

surrender · Post by **surrender** » 03 Aug 2006 14:13

This is regarding name column. Sometimes my name column is so wide that i dont mind having the name continue in the second line instead of having one long line which pushes the whole other columns out of view. I know its strange, but why not??