Script Editor disassociates - a lossy LC IDE bug

[Paul Dupuis]

Windows 10 for me


On 12/5/2019 8:11 PM, Tom Glod via use-livecode wrote:
> Are you all on Mac?  This does not ring a bell.
>
> On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 8:02 PM Paul Dupuis via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
>> On 12/5/2019 6:38 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote:
>>>> On Dec 5, 2019, at 15:04 , Paul Dupuis via use-livecode <
>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>> On 12/5/2019 5:42 PM, Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode wrote:
>>>>> Wondering if this bug has already been reported?
>>>>>
>>>>> I've seen a wonderful LC 9 IDE bug: sometimes the Script Editor window
>> seems to disassociate from the object being edited. Thus after this bug is
>> triggered, any typed script changes may not really be applied and saved,
>> although they are shown as applied. Next LC session, those changes are
>> gone; the stack code is still as it was prior to the bug being triggered
>> and prior to editing the script.
>>>>> An alternate form is that the script changes actually are applied, but
>> in a bad way: first the script disassociates completely and is empty, then
>> the empty script is saved, overwriting the previous script. Nice! (I think
>> this is my favorite variation; if we're going to cause loss of work/code,
>> might as well do it boldly and not beat around the bush.)
>>>>> I suspect this happens more on Mac than Windows, but since I don't
>> have a recipe, not sure. I've seen this happen to other people rather than
>> on my own machine. On LC 905 for sure, and probably on 950 also.
>>>>> If Script Editor disassociation does happen, I advise immediate but
>> careful no-save quit or force quit, and pray that you're already in the
>> habit of backing up beforehand. Copy and paste the current script text to
>> an external text editor if necessary. Of course this particular bug just
>> might be able to defeat the safety of stack backups too in some situations,
>> but hey, that's why it's an extra-fabulous bug!
>>>>> So, in addition to being a bit crashy and glitchy, the 9 IDE is a bit
>> work-lossy. That could turn off both new and old users if they are the
>> humor-deficient type to frown on losing some work. But shucks, ain't no
>> thang! Only features features features (and new side projects) matter! Glad
>> we all agree on that.
>>>>> Any reports or recipes on this issue? I'll post a report if there is
>> none. Thanks....
>>>> I saw a similar error in earlier versions of LC9 where the script I was
>> editing was for a different object that what was indicate the Project
>> Browser. So the Project Browser was showing (highlighting) Object A but
>> actually thought it was on Object B.
>>>> It occurred fairly intermittently. I never developed a recipe and I
>> have not see this in the most recent releases (9.0.5 and 9.5.1)
>>> Ditto. Hasn't happened for a while though.
>>>
>>> Bob S
>>>
>>>
>> Of course, I am not saying that the bug isn't still in the current
>> releases, just that I have not noticed it in the current releases ;-)
>>
>>
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