• Replies 3 replies
  • Subscribers 141 subscribers
  • Views 1483 views
  • Users 0 members are here

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

caddcop
Offline

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.

Parents
  • Offline
    Chuck ...thanks for the reminder about this. I knew that once upon a time but forgot it. ; ) That same thing happens to me all the time with the Component Quantities tool in the Roadway Designer but the solution is just to keep closing the Roadway Designer and reopening it until the Quantity tool opens normally.
     
    Civilly yours,
    The Zen Dude (also known as "Mark")
    Civil Software Guru & Philosopher
    InRoads User since its birth in the 80's
    OpenRoads Documentation / Training / Support
    Zen Engineering, Owner
  • Offline in reply to The Zen Dude
    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
Reply
  • Offline in reply to The Zen Dude
    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
Children
No Data
Communities
Support and Services
Training and Learning
Social Media