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

1)open CMud
2)navigate into session (ie, press ESC or click offline)
3)open package editor
4)select Window from New button list
5)click off Window object

At this point, when CMud crashes depends on what you did to the window settings. As soon as you edit any of the settings (even if you go back and restore them to a default value), CMud will crash when you click off the window object to apply the settings. If you leave all the data set at the default, the crash will happen only when you click on the newly-created window tab or click back onto the Window object in the Package Editor. In both cases, sometimes the window you just created will remain (in its nameless, default-value state) in your settings and from there the window can be edited normally without issue (except for the below note.)

It is something directly related with the window creation itself, as the use of #WINDOW or similar command will safely create the window and allow you to edit the properties without a crash (except for the below note.)

NOTE: despite the method used to create the window, it appears you cannot safely change the Default Window Position as shown in the Package Editor. Doing so always produces an AV crash, even if you used #WINDOW to create the window. Using the mouse to drag the window around works without problem.

Edit by Vijilante: Changed the title to reflect 2.10 status and better describe the crash cause.

Enchanter Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 605

Nothing happened for me after your step 5 in the untitled session. I end up with 3 nameless windows, 2 of them floated, one - tabbed... Not a crash.

Wanderer Joined: 04 Aug 2001 Posts: 79 Location: USA

Confirmed.

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:46 pm

"Confirmed"?? Do you mean the crash is confirmed, or that you confirmed Arde's post that he couldn't get it to crash?

The only crash I'm aware of is the one mentioned in the NOTE where you try changing the default window position. If you don't touch this properly, I can't get this to crash here either.

Wanderer Joined: 04 Aug 2001 Posts: 79 Location: USA

Sorry. I should have been more specific. I was able to reproduce the crash. I'll do it again and send in the bug report.

Enchanter Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 605

Just tried it again in the untitled session. Have 10 nameless windows already - nothing. I can freely edit their settings, change their default position setting in the editor. Hope your crash reports will help to narrow this problem.

Ok, the only issue I see for now is that if you select "New window" menu item several times, no windows will be shown at all. You need to change any setting of any of newly created windows - then they instantly appear as 10 nameless tabs.

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

I was able to get a crash out of this after a while, but the procedure was slightly more complex. Might be the same bug or another.

1. Launch CMud
2. Close Sessions wndow (ESC)
3. Open Package Editor (CTRL-G)
4. Create a new window, by the button drop down, do no supply a name
5. Uncheck the Command Line option for your new window
6. Click on the untitled window in the tree
7. Click on your new window in the tree so that it gives a rename cursor in the tree
8. Click on the untitled window in the tree

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

Bumped for 2.10 I am still seeing this with a shorter procedure.

1. Launch CMud
2. Close Session window (ESC)
3. Open Package Editor (CTRL-G)
4. Create a new window by the button drop down, do not supply a name
5. Uncheck the Command Line option for your new window
Critical item, do not click save changes, if you click it the crash will not happen
6. Click on the untitled window in the tree
7. Click on you new nameless window in the tree

Crash dump is nearly identical to my previous, but I will include it anyway.

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:02 am

Confirmed.

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:52 pm

Put this back on the bug list.