Template Editor Ss2 Old Bug is Back in Point List Dialog Box

Many versions ago, I reported a bug in the Point List Dialog Box. For a while, I believe it was fixed. But recently, I noticed it has returned.

Sometimes, when opened, the Point List Dialog Box opens taller than will fit on the screen. If one attempts to resize it by grabbing one of its edges, the dialog box will vanish and then, all future attempts at any type of input, mouse operation, etc. results in an error beep. One might think the only solution now is the Task Manager. However, the truth is, that the dialog box is still open but just not visible. The simple solution is to press the Exc key as this presses the Close Button on the dialog box. Now, if one reopens the dialog box, it appears normal sized and can be resized via the mouse.

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  • I also found the Autosave routine can sometimes lock things up in the template editor and maybe Roadway Designer. A sure fire workflow is when you are in the template editor and have pressed on of the buttons that allows you to pick a point or component and before you complete the pick and are returned to the dialog box, the Autosave kicks in. When it is done, you are still being prompted to DP or RST in the status bar, but nothing will work. You get the error beep but Esc, Enter, data point, reset, etc. do not allow you to continue. That's when I am looking for the dtmback files, irdback files, etc. to recover what I can after using task manager to kill things. And if you are in PW, its even a bigger pain as these files are buried in the shadow directories!

    Charles (Chuck) Rheault
    CADD Manager

    MDOT State Highway Administration

    • MicroStation user since IGDS, InRoads user since TDP.
    • AutoCAD, Land Desktop and Civil 3D, off and on since 1996