Lazy auto-refresh

[LittleBiG]

I have noticed a refreshing issue in the list, which has never occurred before. Using WinZip to compress something, the temporary file remains in the list, I have to refresh manually to show the compressed file instead. But the bigger problem was that I extracted files, then copied to a place for somebody else. Then I received the complaint why I didn't provide all necessary files. I checked the folder, then I had a hunch and clicked on the refresh button. The "missing" file appeared immediately! I tried to extract the files more times. I seldom get all extracted files in the list view, one or two was always missing. I think it is unacceptable, that I always have to click on Refresh button, if I want to be sure that I am really watching all files in the folder with auto-refresh on.

[admin]

OS?

[LittleBiG]

Win7 x64

(I got only 2 files from 6 last time I tried :-O)

Edit: Additional information, that I had 2 zip files and I extracted them in parallel by clicking on Extract here on the first one, then immediately on the second one.

[admin]

Cannot reproduce. Very difficult to track since it may well depend on the version of WinZip.

Are you sure that it is new? (Download 13.10.0100 to check)

[LittleBiG]

I have just tried 0100. I did it more than ten times, with complete success. It is a repetative task of mine to extract these files, that is why I am sure it is something new.

I need to check the description of betas, because as if you have changed something recently in this refreshing topic.

EDIT: Couldn't be the beta 0120 the culprit?

[admin]

Yes, probably 0120, will check later.

[admin]

OK, I installed WinZip 17.5 on my Win7/64 system -- let me add that this was the worst trial version experience I had in many years, they made every mistake possible to generate a negative attitude in the user right from the beginning, WOW, this is even worse than Adobe! -- and I cannot reproduce the issue. I also looked at the code and cannot see how the changes in 13.10.0120 could possible relate to WinZip.

So, can anybody else repro LittleBig's issue?

[Nighted]

OK, I installed WinZip 17.5 on my Win7/64 system -- let me add that this was the worst trial version experience I had in many years, they made every mistake possible to generate a negative attitude in the user right from the beginning, WOW, this is even worse than Adobe! -- and I cannot reproduce the issue. I also looked at the code and cannot see how the changes in 13.10.0120 could possible relate to WinZip.

So, can anybody else repro LittleBig's issue?

Nope, I'd rather live with a bug than have Corel's bloated junk on my machine. (No offense LittleBiG, I hate what they did to WinZip)

Refresh is working as expected.

[LittleBiG]

Ah, Nighted, I didn't take it as an offense. I don't like it either. But this was in our software repository for extracting. I am going to switch to a freeware which meets the company regulations. By the way, I have version 9.0 SR-1.

Still it is a mystery. I have to do this at least once (but rather more times) in a month for more than a year. There weren't any problems until now.

[admin]

Still it is a mystery. I have to do this at least once (but rather more times) in a month for more than a year. There weren't any problems until now.

You can log the events that are causing an auto-refresh in XYplorer.

1. Switch on the logger and output to debuglog:
::logchange 5;

2. (Do what you got to do to) Let the action happen.

3. Show the debuglog:
::text get("debuglog");

I might be to solve the mystery if I see the logged events...

[Nighted]

Still it is a mystery. I have to do this at least once (but rather more times) in a month for more than a year. There weren't any problems until now.

Hmmm...I have noticed something similar but it is not as chronic as you have reported.

I use WinRAR. I have it set to delete items once the archive is created. Sometimes XY does not refresh the list and the archived items are still visible until a manual refresh.