Re: [Stellarium-pubdevel] Qt 4.6.1 is out

[Fabien C. <fab...@go...>]

Hi,
I just committed a fix for the focus bug. Please have a try.
Fabien

On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 23:22, Barry Gerdes <bar...@ho...> wrote:
> Hi Fabien
>
> I have built 5713 in Windows this morning Qt 4.6.1 and tried to check on the
> outstanding problems
> Note: all static modules appear to compile OK
>
> Here is the growing list of problems with a Windows build of stellarium at
> build 5713
>
> Ocular module:-
> Can't edit the input windows to add information. This happened with the
> change to
> Qt 4.6.0.
> Does not load the module on some platforms:- Sqlite driver not found. This
> has
> been occuring since the introduction of the sqlite database. Renders the
> module
> virtually useless.
>
> Telescope module:-
> Can't edit the Telescope name in the window. This happened with the change
> to
> Qt 4.6.0. The module will no longer drive a telescope if the integrated
> drivers are used,
> Use telescope driver executable needs to be ticked in the options window.
> Dummy telescope
> still works on integrated driver.
> This happened some time between build 5078 and 5468. I think it was about
> build 5079.
>
> Satellite module:-
> Crashes Stellarium if any attempt is made to load it. Error shown in log
> txt.
>
> Satellites::init using satellite.json file:
> "./modules/Satellites/satellites.json"
> QPainter::begin: A paint device can only be painted by one painter at a
> time.
> QPainter::setRenderHint: Painter must be active to set rendering hints
> QPainter::setRenderHint: Painter must be active to set rendering hints
> QPainter::worldTransform: Painter not active
> QPainter::save: Painter not active
>
> This problem occured with the change to Qt 4.6.0. Previous to this it would
> not unload
> without a crash This problem occured with the change to Qt 4.6.0. Previous
> to this it
> would not unload without a crash to stellarium.
>
> Date input Window:-
> Can't edit the window. This happened with the change to Qt 4.6.0.
>
> Dispaly of textures, nebulae and landscapes:
> The display of some of these objects is unuseable. This happened when the
> jpg/png display routines
> were changed from the old dll's to the new Qt 4.6.0 method. The effect is
> different on different platforms.
> Zooming is where the problem shows up most. If the texture is zoomed to full
> screen (window) the rubbish
> disappears.
>
> Loading of large star catalogues:-
> The new method of loading star catalogues takes too long, over two minutes
> to load catalogues up to 7
> with the first load. Second load time is reduced to about 40 seconds. If I
> try to load catalogue 8 stellarium crashes
> after three minutes. Log txt error:-
>
> Loading star data ...
> "Loading "./stars/default/stars_0_0v0_1.cat": 0_0v0_1; 5013"
> "Loading "./stars/default/stars_1_0v0_1.cat": 1_0v0_1; 21999"
> "Loading "./stars/default/stars_2_0v0_1.cat": 2_0v0_1; 151416"
> "Loading "./stars/default/stars_3_1v0_0.cat": 3_1v0_0; 434064"
> "Loading "J:/Documents and Settings/Barry/Application
> Data/Stellarium/stars/default/stars_4_1v0_0.cat": 4_1v0_0; 1725497"
> "Loading "J:/Documents and Settings/Barry/Application
> Data/Stellarium/stars/default/stars_5_2v0_0.cat": 5_2v0_0; 7669011"
> "Loading "J:/Documents and Settings/Barry/Application
> Data/Stellarium/stars/default/stars_6_2v0_0.cat": 6_2v0_0; 26615233"
> "Loading "J:/Documents and Settings/Barry/Application
> Data/Stellarium/stars/default/stars_7_2v0_0.cat": 7_2v0_0; 57826266"
> Found file "J:/Documents and Settings/Barry/Application
> Data/Stellarium/stars/default/stars_8_2v0_0.cat" , checking md5sum..
> QPainter::begin: A paint device can only be painted by one painter at a
> time.
> QPainter::setRenderHint: Painter must be active to set rendering hints
> QPainter::setRenderHint: Painter must be active to set rendering hints
> QPainter::worldTransform: Painter not active
> QPainter::save: Painter not active
>
> This may have something to do with not being able to load both catalogues in
> Windows XP
>
> Vista:
> Stellarium no longer displays in Windows Vista. The program appears to load
> correctly but
> there is no dislpay inside the window. This happened with the change to Qt
> 4.6.0 My last Qt 4.5.0
> build 5545 works OK and loads both star catalogues 7 and 8
>
> There may be other problems but I have not noticed them, Yet.
>
>
> Barry Gerdes
> Beaumont Hills Observatory
> S 33' 41' 44"    E 150' 56' 32"
>
>
>
>> From: fab...@go...
>> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:40:23 +0100
>> To: ste...@li...
>> Subject: Re: [Stellarium-pubdevel] Qt 4.6.1 is out
>>
>> I found the reason for the bug, it's easy to fix, but it breaks
>> Spherical mirror distortion.. I am trying to make both work, but it
>> implies changing the ugly spherical projection code. I think I am
>> going to change the way viewport distorter are managed so it will take
>> some time.
>> Fabien
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 21:52, Bogdan Marinov <dag...@gm...>
>> wrote:
>> > On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Bogdan Marinov <dag...@gm...>
>> > wrote:
>> >> On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Fabien Chéreau
>> >> <fab...@go...> wrote:
>> >>> It doesn't solve the Focus problem :(
>> >>
>> >> Yes, unfortunately. It also doesn't solve the Intel graphics cards
>> >> issues with OpenGL.
>> >>
>> >> I've started looking into the focus problem.
>> >>
>> >> Possibly related changes introduced in 4.6:
>> >>
>> >> http://doc.trolltech.com/4.6/qgraphicsitem.html#focusProxy
>> >>
>> >> http://lists.trolltech.com/pipermail/qt-interest/2009-December/016664.html
>> >> http://bugreports.qt.nokia.com/browse/QTBUG-3842
>> >>
>> >> The whole list:
>> >> http://qt.nokia.com/developer/changes/changes-4.6.0
>> >
>> > To make myself more clear: Don't count on me for fixing the focus
>> > problem. None of the (rather simple) things I tried had any result and
>> > I don't have enough free time to continue.
>> >
>> > Bogdan
>> >
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