Re: [Scid-users] The comment vanishes

[Joost 't H. <joo...@pl...>]

Joost 't Hart wrote:
> Girolamo Castaldo wrote:
>   
>> Yes, the problem only occurs with the comment window open in docked mode, but if I try to undock it (or any other docked window), it gives me an Application Error ("wm manage is not yet supported"), with the following details:
>>
>> wm manage is not yet supported
>> wm manage is not yet supported
>>     while executing
>> "wm manage $f"
>>     (procedure "::docking::undock" line 13)
>>     invoked from within
>> "::docking::undock .tb1"
>>     (menu invoke)
>>
>> I suppose OS X 10.6.1 is not fully supported yet.
>>   
>>     
>
> Never mind :-) . The problem is there if the comment editor is open, 
> independent from docking status.
>
> I will see if I can find the root cause, since Pascal seems to be happy.
>
> I remember there used to be a problem in older Scid versions which might 
> be related, although the appearance is almost opposite: If you enter a 
> variation after having commented the main move, the comment for the main 
> move is also applied to the alternative move.
> This problem is gone - at least, it does no longer reproduce as I 
> remember it.
>   

Aha (see line 218 of the ChangeLog), this was repaired in version 3.6.10

Possibly with side effects...

> Joost.
>
>   
>>
>>
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>>  Subject : Re: [Scid-users] The comment vanishes
>>
>>  Date : Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:06:17 +0100
>>
>>  From : Joost 't Hart <joo...@pl...>
>>
>>  To : sci...@li...
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>>
>> Girolamo Castaldo wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Ok, let's go step by step.
>>>
>>> Case 1:
>>> 1) Create a new game and make a move (eg. 1.e4);
>>> 2) Add a comment to it and store it;
>>> 3) Make Black's move (eg. 1...c5);
>>> 4) Go back to White's move (1.e4): the comment has disappeared.
>>>
>>> Case 2:
>>> 1) Starting from point 4 above, add again a comment to White's first move and store it;
>>> 2) Make a new move for Black (eg. 1...e5) and set it as the new main line (or replace the previous line);
>>> 3) Go back to White's move (1.e4): the comment has disappeared again. 
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>>     
>>>       
>> CVS, Tcl/Tk 8.5.7, Linux
>>
>> I can easily reproduce this as well, but:
>>
>> The problem only occurs when you leave the comment window open after 
>> storing the comment. If you close it before executing further steps, the 
>> problem does not occur.
>>
>> If you leave the comment window open, you can - in docked mode - even 
>> re-focus the PGN window and see the comment disappear "live".
>>
>> Joost.
>>
>>   
>>     
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>>> Subject : Re: [Scid-users] The comment vanishes
>>>
>>> Date : Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:03:55 +0100
>>>
>>> From : Pascal Georges 
>>>
>>> Cc : sci...@li...
>>>
>>>
>>> 2009/11/27 Girolamo Castaldo 
>>>
>>>
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I'm using Scid 4.0 on Mac OS X 10.6.1 and I've found an annoying bug:
>>>> if you add a comment to a move, store it and THEN add a move to the
>>>> line or add a new main line, if you come back to the move you added a
>>>> comment to, you'll find it has disappeared. This doesn't happen if you
>>>> FIRST add a move or a new main line and then add a comment to the
>>>> previous move.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>> I can't reproduce this. Can you give more details ? Others having the same
>>> problem ?
>>>
>>> Pascal
>>>
>>>
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