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Novice Joined: 28 Jan 2010 Posts: 34

I am using the package editor to change some settings (change aliases, triggers, variables, etc.), close the editor, try the changes out, then reopen the editor. At some point along the way, the Package Editor appears blank - no class folders, no aliases, triggers, etc. The package or packages are still visible by tabs at the top, but their settings in the left hand column are not (blank left hand column, not even a class, module, or window folder to expand). The triggers and aliases still work, and I can do a #SHOW @{variable name} to see the correct value still stored in variable, but I can no longer edit those settings in the Package Editor. My only solution at this point is to close everything, shut down cMUD, and restart. All packages and contents are then viewable again.

I can reproduce this error over time, but never at the same exact time. My synopsis is this:

It fails no later than 12 individual changes (open Editor, make change, save, close Editor), but has failed in as few as 3 changes
It fails on all types of settings (alias, trigger, variable, status window, paths, etc.)
It fails in both online and offline mode

I have tried this with cMUDPro and experience the same issue.

I have thought about a corrupt package, so I trying building the package again from scratch, and can only get through about 6-10 changes at a time, before I can't see the settings in the Package Editor again, and have to shut cMUD down and re-launch the app.

Info: Vista Business x32, cMUD trial, cMUDPro trial, connecting to/offline from SlothMUD.
Screenprints available, but not postable on this forum (that I am aware of).

Has anyone experienced this or know what could be causing the issue?

Thanks in advance for any guidance.
Celerra[/img]

GURU Joined: 23 Dec 2000 Posts: 4834 Location: USA

Try clicking on a different window in the windows taskbar, then click back to the package editor, and then press the little green-arrow button to refresh the settings tree.

Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:30 pm

When this happens, select "Restore default layout" from the View menu in the package editor. Somehow the docked panels in your package editor are getting moved around, or else something is causing the package editor layout to get corrupted when saved to the "settings.xly" and "settings.tbz" files.

Also turn off the View/Panels/Show Dock Panels menu option in the package editor so that you don't accidentally drag the panels to different locations.

Be sure when you installed CMUD on Vista that you selected the %DOCUMENTS% option for the installer's "Location of User Session files" question. Otherwise Windows might not be saving the layout files properly.

Novice Joined: 28 Jan 2010 Posts: 34

Thanks, MattLofton. This restored the editor (clicked my web browser, then returned to cMUD and opened editor). Voila, all settings are visible again.

Have not tried the Restore default layout option. Will try that next time.

VIEW/PANELS/SHOW DOCK PANELS is already disabled. Panels aren't moving around or disappearing, they are just empty when this happens.

I have installed cMUD to a custom directory C:\GAME\CMUD, and told the installer to put User Session Files in the same directory. Is there something there I should be looking for to understand if Vista is not storying the xly and tbz files appropriately?

Thanks for the help!
-Celerra7

Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:43 pm

As long as you didn't install the User Session Files to the "Program Files" directory in Vista, then you should be fine.

If Matt's suggestion worked, then it's not the layout problem that I mentioned.